Tennis = 网球 [wǎng qiú]
Meanwhile in Minnesota: two players on ice skates rally across a frozen rink, the net tied to a tree stump. Still 网球.
网球 (wǎngqiú) means “tennis,” and also a tennis ball. 网 is net and 球 is ball, so it is “net ball.”
To play tennis is 打网球 (dǎ wǎngqiú); ball games you hit with your hand or a racket take 打. Table tennis is 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú).
你会打网球吗？ — Nǐ huì dǎ wǎngqiú ma? — Can you play tennis?
我们周末去打网球吧。 — Wǒmen zhōumò qù dǎ wǎngqiú ba. — Let’s play tennis this weekend.