| le tennis tennis | les tennis tennis shoes | le joureur de tennis tennis player |
| servir to serve | le ramasseur de balles ballboy | le smash to smash |
| le filet net | la racquette racquet/racket | le manche handle |
| la tête head | la corde string | l’arbitre umpire/referee |
| la ligne de service service line | la balle ball | le poignet wristband |
| la ligne de côté sideline | le court de tennis tennis court | le simple singles |
| le set set | l’égalité deuce | la faute fault |
| le slice slice | l’effet spin | le double doubles |
| le match match | l’avantage advantage | l’as ace |
| l’échange rally | le juge de ligne linesman | le jeu game |
| le tiebreak tiebreak | l’amorti dropshot | net! let! |
| le championnat championship | le service serve | la vollée volley |
| le retour return | le lob lob | le coup droit forehand |
| le revers backhand | Roland Garros French Open |
Tennis is an extremely popular sport in France and is played by thousands of people of all ages across the country. France also hosts the Roland Garros (French Open), one of the most prestigious international French tournaments, every year. Here you will find a complete list for French tennis vocabulary words. While some of the words are taken directly from English others demand more attention as they are completely different.
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David Issokson is a lifelong language enthusiast. His head is swimming with words and sounds as he speaks over six languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private online lessons. When procrastinating working on his site, FrenchLearner.com, David enjoys his time skiing and hiking in Teton Valley, Idaho.
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Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho (near Jackson, Wyoming) and have helped hundreds of students to learn French online since 2013.
