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- hacker: Player whose strokes seem more accidental than intentional.
- Hail Mary: Extremely high lob, for defensive purposes.
- half volley: Shot made after a short bounce or simultaneous to the bounce.
- Hawk-Eye: High-speed computer system used to track the path of the ball; used with the challenge system to decide contested line calls.
- head: Portion of the racket that contains the strings.
- heavy (ball): Ball hit with so much topspin that it feels "heavy" when the opposing player strikes it.
- hold (serve): To win the game when serving. Compare break.
- Hopman Cup: An international team tennis event in the calendar of ITF. Teams face each other in one Men's singles, One Women's Singles and One Mixed doubles match.
- hot dog: Play in which a player chases back to retrieve a lob and then hits the ball between his legs with his back to the net. Also called a tweener.
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