Meaning & use
tennis
A sport in which two or four players hit a ball back and forth over a net using rackets.
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They played tennis every Saturday morning at the local courts.
She won her first tennis tournament at just fourteen years old.
A note on using this word
Court surfaces vary by tournament, from grass to clay to hard court, which affects how the ball bounces.
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