crosscourt

English

Etymology

From cross- +‎ court.

Adjective

crosscourt (not comparable)

1. (tennis, net sports) Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court
   • 2009 January 25, Bruce Matthews, “Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva”, in Herald Sun‎^[1]:

     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.