Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Passage: I wanted to watch a tennis match , so I found out where on television I could watch one and when it would be . Then I waited for the day the match would come . I started watching early to make sure that I would n't miss it .  Then , once it started , I paid a lot of close attention to the match so I could keep up .  They went back and fourth for several volleys until one of them missed and the other player scored . It was a close match , and no one could get enough of an advantage to win by enough points to end the match . Finally , one player served and scored immediately .  The player served again , and after several rounds of volleys , scored again to win the match . Everyone clapped , and then the next match started . Question: What did the second player hit back? Option1: The tennis ball. Option2: The first player.
Output (English): The tennis ball.