She anticipated her opponent's serve and moved into position early.

anticipated 是动词 anticipate 的过去式。anticipate 由前缀 anti-（表示"前、预先"）和词根 cip（来自拉丁语 capere，意为"拿、取"）组成，字面意思是"提前抓住"，引申为"预料、预判"的意思。在网球等运动中，指通过观察提前判断对方的击球方向。