A intermediate list of 35 French words for tennis vocabulary, each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| le tennis | tennis | Le tennis se joue en simple ou en double. Tennis is played in singles or doubles. |
| un joueur de tennis | a male tennis player | Le joueur de tennis est classé. The tennis player is ranked. |
| un tennisman | a male tennis player | Le tennisman sert fort. The tennis player serves hard. |
| une joueuse de tennis | a female tennis player | La joueuse de tennis est rapide. The tennis player is fast. |
| un court de tennis | a tennis court | Le court de tennis est en terre battue. The tennis court is clay. |
| une raquette (de tennis) | a tennis racket | La raquette est bien cordée. The racket is well strung. |
| une balle (de tennis) | a (tennis) ball | La balle rebondit sur le filet. The ball bounces off the net. |
| le filet | net | La balle frôle le filet. The ball grazes the net. |
| le poteau | the post | Le poteau soutient le filet. The post holds the net. |
| les lignes | the lines | La balle touche la ligne. The ball hits the line. |
| le carré de service | service box | Le service atterrit dans le carré de service. The serve lands in the service box. |
| un match de tennis | a tennis match | Le match de tennis est serré. The tennis match is tight. |
| un tournoi | tournament | Le tournoi attire les stars. The tournament attracts the stars. |
| sur terre battue | on a clay court | Le match se joue sur terre battue. The match is played on a clay court. |
| sur gazon | on a grass court | Wimbledon se joue sur gazon. Wimbledon is played on grass. |
| sur surface dure | on a hard court | L’Open se joue sur surface dure. The Open is played on a hard court. |
| sur surface synthétique | on a hard court | Le match se joue sur surface synthétique. The match is played on a synthetic court. |
| le service | the serve | Le service est puissant. The serve is powerful. |
| prendre le service | to break the service | Elle prend le service adverse. She breaks the opponent’s serve. |
| faire un ace | to serve an ace | Il fait un ace imparable. He serves an unstoppable ace. |
| une balle de match | a match point | Il a une balle de match. He has a match point. |
| un set | a set | Elle remporte le premier set. She wins the first set. |
| une balle de set | a set point | C’est une balle de set. It’s a set point. |
| un coup droit | forehand stroke | Le coup droit est son point fort. The forehand is his strength. |
| un coup gagnant | a winning shot | Un coup gagnant conclut l’échange. A winning shot ends the rally. |
| égalité | deuce | Le score est à égalité. The score is deuce. |
| un rebond | a bound | Le rebond est haut. The bounce is high. |
| rebondir | to bounce back | La balle rebondit devant la ligne. The ball bounces in front of the line. |
| un revers | a backhand | Le revers est à deux mains. The backhand is two-handed. |
| un amorti | a drop shot | L’amorti surprend l’adversaire. The drop shot surprises the opponent. |
| une volée | a volley | La volée est gagnante. The volley is a winner. |
| un arbitre de chaise | chair umpire | L’arbitre de chaise annonce le score. The chair umpire announces the score. |
| un avertissement | a warning | Le joueur reçoit un avertissement. The player receives a warning. |
| Faute ! | Out! (tennis) | Faute, la balle est dehors ! Out, the ball is out! |
| Jeu, set et match ! | Game, set and match! | Jeu, set et match, il gagne ! Game, set and match, he wins! |
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