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

Time Traveler
The first known use of deuce court was in 1896

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“Deuce court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deuce%20court. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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