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16:41 Sep 10, 2009
English to Czech translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase:ace
Definition from britishtennis.com: A serve where the receiver fails to return or even touch the ball. The point is won by the server.
Example sentence(s):
Federer then squandered two game points before serving his second ace for the game to force a tiebreak, with the match ticking past three hours. IBM Corp., Tennis Australia
The second-seeded del Potro slammed down five of his 19 aces in the tie breaker, including an authoritative ace down the middle to earn his fourth championship point, then fired a forehand winner to end a high-quality 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) victory over Roddick and successfully defend his Washington DC championship. Tennis Week
Nadal finds a stunning forehand into the corner to earn two break points. Federer responds with an ace before forcing an error to snuff out both. 365 Media Group plc
Definition from Wikipedia: eso - nastává tehdy, když hráč z podání zaznamená přímý bod, aniž by se soupeř dotknul míče.
Example sentence(s):
Roddicka zradila jeho největší zbraň, nechytatelný servis. V zápase nezaznamenal ani jedno eso a měl jen pětačtyřicetiprocentní úspěšnost prvního podání. - Nova Sport
Dvacetiletý Juan Del Potro dokázal navázat na Andre Agassiho, když ve finále zdolal domácího Andyho Roddicka 3:6, 7:5, 7:6 (8:6). Argentinec přečkal dělový servis svého soupeře, kterému k vítězství nepomohlo ani 21 es. - Deník.cz
208centimetrový chlapík s kšiltovkou si párkrát pinkne s míčkem o zem, nadhodí si ho. Prásk! Za chvíli totéž. Prásk, prásk, prásk! A je po gamu. V posledním utkání proti Verdascovi nasbíral 35 es, předtím proti Tsongovi 46, proti Darcisovi 24, proti Lackovi 32. Celkem 137 nechytatelných servisů. - iDNES.cz
Prokop Vantuch Czech Republic Local time: 16:47 Native speaker of: Czech PRO pts in category: 46 1 corroborated select project in this pair and field
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +2
