Core rules, scoring, and terminology for tennis, golf, and other individual sports, one concept per card.
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- What is the smallest unit of scoring in a tennis game, before 15, 30, 40?
- Love (zero)
- What is the term for a tie at 40-40 in a tennis game?
- Deuce
- How many games are typically needed to win a standard tennis set?
- 6 games (with a two-game lead)
- What is the term for a serve that lands in the correct service box and is not touched by the receiver?
- An ace
- What is the term for two consecutive faulted serves, resulting in a lost point?
- A double fault
- What surface is used at the Wimbledon Championships?
- Grass
- What surface is used at the French Open (Roland Garros)?
- Clay
- What surface is used at the US Open and Australian Open?
- Hard court
- What are the four most prestigious annual tennis tournaments collectively called?
- The Grand Slam tournaments
- What is the term for a match format where players compete one against one, rather than in pairs?
- Singles
- What is the term for a shot hit before the ball bounces, typically played near the net?
- A volley
- What is the term for a high, arcing shot meant to go over an opponent positioned near the net?
- A lob
- What is the term for a tiebreaking game played when a set reaches 6-6 in games?
- A tiebreak (or tiebreaker)
- What Swiss player, Spanish player, and Serbian player are collectively known as the 'Big Three' who dominated men's tennis in the 2000s and 2010s?
- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic
- What is the standard number of holes on a full round of golf?
- 18 holes