Crosscourt

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court not-comparable

    "What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak."

Example

More examples

"What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak."

Etymology

From cross- + court.

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