Ribattiamo con il colpo di diritto.

Ribattiamo is the 1st person plural form of ribattere, so it means we return, we hit back, or we reply, depending on context.

In a sports context, especially tennis, it usually means we return the ball or we answer the shot.

So in this sentence, ribattiamo is describing what we do.

The ending -iamo usually marks noi = we in the present tense.

So:

• io ribatto = I return / I hit back
• tu ribatti = you return
• lui/lei ribatte = he/she returns
• noi ribattiamo = we return
• voi ribattete = you all return
• loro ribattono = they return

That is why ribattiamo means we.

Yes. Ribattere can also mean:

• to reply
• to answer back
• to object
• to counter

For example, in conversation, it can mean to respond sharply or to argue back.

But in Ribattiamo con il colpo di diritto, the sports meaning is the one that matters.

Here con means with or using.

So con il colpo di diritto means something like:

• with a forehand shot
• using the forehand

It tells you how the action is performed.

Il is the definite article, meaning the.

Italian often uses an article where English might sound more natural without one.
So il colpo di diritto literally means the forehand shot.

In English, we might simply say with a forehand, but Italian commonly keeps the article in this kind of noun phrase.

Colpo means shot or stroke.

Diritto in tennis means forehand.

So colpo di diritto means:

• forehand shot
• forehand stroke

Literally, it is something like shot of forehand, but the natural English translation is forehand shot.

Because this is a fixed expression: colpo di diritto.

In Italian, when one noun describes the type of another noun, di + noun often appears without an article.

Compare:

• colpo di diritto = forehand shot
• colpo di rovescio = backhand shot

Using del here would sound wrong in standard tennis Italian.

Outside tennis, diritto can mean:

• right (as opposed to left)
• straight
• law / legal studies, depending on context

But in tennis vocabulary, diritto means forehand.

So this is a good example of a word whose meaning changes with context.

Yes, in many sports contexts that would sound more natural and less heavy.

• Ribattiamo di diritto = We return it with a forehand / We go forehand

The version with con il colpo di diritto is more explicit and slightly more formal or instructional, because it spells out the full expression the forehand shot.

Most likely, yes.

Expressions like colpo di diritto strongly suggest tennis or sometimes another racket sport. In tennis, diritto and rovescio are standard terms for forehand and backhand.

So a learner would normally understand this sentence in a tennis setting.

No, but it is understood from the verb ending.

Italian often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

So:

• Ribattiamo already means we return
• You do not need to say Noi ribattiamo, unless you want emphasis

For example:

• Noi ribattiamo con il colpo di diritto, non voi.
  = We return with a forehand, not you.

Sometimes you may see col instead of con il.

So:

• con il colpo di diritto
• col colpo di diritto

Both are possible, though con il is often clearer for learners and very common in modern standard Italian.

Be aware that col colpo can sound a little repetitive because of the two col sounds next to each other, so many speakers may prefer con il colpo or simply restructure the sentence.

A little, yes, but the original order is normal:

• Ribattiamo con il colpo di diritto.

You could move the second part for emphasis in some contexts, but this standard order is the most straightforward: verb + method/instrument.

In natural sports Italian, though, people might prefer shorter phrasing, such as:

• Ribattiamo di diritto.
• Rispondiamo di diritto.

So the sentence is grammatical, but it sounds a bit more explicit than everyday quick sports commentary.

They are the two basic tennis sides/strokes:

• diritto = forehand
• rovescio = backhand

So:

• colpo di diritto = forehand shot
• colpo di rovescio = backhand shot

This is a very useful vocabulary pair for anyone learning Italian through sports language.