lawn tennis

noun

1. tennis, especially when played on a grass court.

lawn tennis

noun

1. tennis played on a grass court

2. the formal name for tennis

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn tennis¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

Padel is a racquet sport that uses the same scoring conventions as lawn tennis but is played on courts around a third smaller.

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The forehand slice has been around since the beginning of lawn tennis.

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But while grass court tennis is considered traditional — the sport was originally called lawn tennis, after all — Wimbledon’s offering of indoor grass court tennis is newfangled.

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The lawn tennis association also announced executive pay cuts and employee furloughs.

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The advert specified someone with good racket skills, and as I’d been playing modern lawn tennis since I was nine, and was the No 1 tennis junior in the state, I couldn’t resist.

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