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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

What does "deep" mean in this case?

tennis terminology

Lob: A shot that you hit with any stroke high and deep into your opponent's court. You typically use a lob to get the ball past an opponent when she stands at the net.

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Deep means to hit the ball where it lands near the back of your opponent's court. The object is to get it as close to the back line as possible without hitting it out. That makes it difficult for your opponent to get back far enough to get in position to hit a good shot back.

  • Deep means to hit the ball where it lands near the back of your opponent's court.
  • The object is to get it as close to the back line as possible without hitting it out.
  • That makes it difficult for your opponent to get back far enough to get in position to hit a good shot back.
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Deep means to hit the ball where it lands near the back of your opponent's court. The object is to get it as close to the back line as possible without hitting it out. That makes it difficult for your opponent to get back far enough to get in position to hit a good shot back.

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