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For example, 'a tennis master'?
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word-choice usage phrase-requests sports
What would be the best way to express the term 'master', as in a master of some sport?
If you are looking for adjectives to describe skill here's a few:

> 上手【じょうず】 (generally speaking) _good at_ ~
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> 巧妙【こうみょう】 _mysteriously skillful at_ ~
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> ～の天才【てんさい】 _a genius in_ ~
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> 熟練した【じゅくれんした】 This one is my favourite, it has the meaning of _practised to
> perfection_.

Some examples:

> 私はテニスが上手です。  
>  I am good at tennis.
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> あのテニス選手は巧妙です。  
>  That tennis player is skillful.
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> テニスの天才  
>  a genius in tennis
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> テニスの熟練者  
>  an expert at tennis
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> 熟練したテニス選手  
>  an expert tennis player
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I think for sports, the word `プロ` 'professional' is usually used to refer to a
skilled player, even if that person is not actually a professional. For
Japanese sports like judo or sumo, there are specific words that describe what
level the player is at.
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At least for the taiko video game it is 達人 (たつじん) meaning "master / expert"
not sure if this carries over to sports
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