Friday, October 14, 2011

Tennis vocabulary

Love, deuce, tie-break, umpire  ... Don't worry if you don't understand all this tennis terminology .Below is a vocabulary list  to help you enjoy a little more the next tennis match you watch in English !

ace- saque ganador  /15 all-empate a quince  /ball boy/girl -chico/chica recogepelotas /  baseline-línea de fondo/  deuce -punto de cuarenta iguales /lob -hacer un globo  love - cero /passing shot-conseguir que la pelota supere  al adversario/golpe   /serve -servicio /return -devolver/ tie-break-muerte súbita-desempate  / umpire -árbitro/volley-volea / grass court -pista de hierba/ clay court -pista de tierra batida /tennis court -pista de tennis .

He has a very good serve -tiene un servicio muy bueno.
The score is fifteen-love - la puntuación es de  15 a cero.
The two best passing shots of the tournament- los dos mejores golpes(paralelo/cruzado)  del torneo .
His final volley of the match was spectacular. -su  volea de final de  partido fué espectacular .


Now  watch the video and  enjoy the highlights of one of the best matches  ever in Wimbledon.


Wimbledon 2008 The Best Final Ever Nadal vs Federer




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