Ever talked to your non-tennis playing friends about your #tennisproblems, and had them look at you with a blank stare? Of course you have. There are certain things that only a tennis player can understand. Here are our favorites.

1. The awkward moment when your opponent is losing his/her mind

2. The emotional roller coaster of a tough match

3. The frustration of non-players thinking tennis is easy

4. When your doubles partner is missing EVERYTHING and you need to tell them “It’s OK,” even when it’s definitely NOT

5. When the sun is perfectly in your eyes on your ball toss

6. Disproportionate muscles

7. Playing in the wind

8. When you’re bouncing the ball before you serve and it hits your foot and rolls all the way to the net

9. The rage you feel when you are losing to someone you shouldn’t lose to

10. Talking to yourself after a stupid shot

11. When you hit your shin on your serve follow-through

12. Ridiculous tan lines

13. Blaming your equipment when you know it was all your fault

14. When you explain tennis scoring to someone who doesn’t know tennis and they ask, “Why wouldn’t each point just be one point? Why 15? And what’s deuce?”

15. When your opponent calls your winner that was clearly in, out

16. When you have to play a pusher

17. How you think you look on the court vs. how you actually look

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