tennis stroke


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Noun1.tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis rackettennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
tennis shot
stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
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