ground stroke
noun
: a stroke made (as in tennis) by hitting a ball that has rebounded from the ground compare volley sense 1a(1)
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Buckner’s ground strokes looked as powerful as Waters’ strokes, which is saying something for the hardest hitter on tour.
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Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Świątek, who had just relinquished the No. 1 spot, is one of the few players who can rival Gauff as a mover, and her disciplined, suffocating ground strokes can seem engineered to break down Gauff’s forehand.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
When the final began, Krejčíková used her stronger serve and faster ground strokes to put Paolini on the defensive immediately.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Aided by Guadagnino cranking up the racquet-on-ball sound effects to nerve-jangling levels, their ground strokes have power.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 May 2024
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Todd Boss, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Świątek, who had just relinquished the No. 1 spot, is one of the few players who can rival Gauff as a mover, and her disciplined, suffocating ground strokes can seem engineered to break down Gauff’s forehand.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
When the final began, Krejčíková used her stronger serve and faster ground strokes to put Paolini on the defensive immediately.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Aided by Guadagnino cranking up the racquet-on-ball sound effects to nerve-jangling levels, their ground strokes have power.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 May 2024
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“Ground stroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20stroke. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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