A man is getting ready to hit a tennis ball .
A man is about to hit a tennis ball .
A man is getting ready to hit a tennis ball.
A man is about to hit a tennis ball.
“A man is about the hit a tennis ball” is rephrasing “A man is getting ready to hit a tennis ball”
“ A man is about the hit a tennis ball ” is rephrasing “ A man is getting ready to hit a tennis ball ”