deuce court

noun

tennis

: the right service court from the point of view of the player or team that is receiving service

… to watch the ambidextrous Evgenia Koulikovskaya hit only forehands (lefthanded from the ad court, righthanded from the deuce court), repeatedly tossing her racket from hand to hand as if it were a potato just pulled from the oven.

—Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated, 9 Sept. 2002

compare ad court

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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