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ground stroke

noun

Tennis.
  1. a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley ( def 4b ).


ground stroke

noun

  1. tennis any return made to a ball that has touched the ground, as opposed to a volley
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ground stroke1

First recorded in 1890–95
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His ground strokes and movement were so pretty that opponents occasionally got caught admiring instead of competing.

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However, the partisan crowd did not take too long to find its voice, with Shelton's huge ground strokes helping him win the first three games of the second set.

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The 26-year-old’s powerful ground strokes began to tell in the second set as she broke Pegula twice to race to victory in one hour and 24 minutes.

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His ground strokes were crisp and he often worked Bublik wide out on the backhand side to open the court before hitting a winner down the line.

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She broke the 33-year-old Chinese in the next game with some powerful ground strokes.

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