The drop shot has recently become very popular on the pro tour, and it’s a perfect shot for club players too. These days, most players bomb the ball from the baseline and move extremely well from side ...

“It (drop shot) is going to be a very important shot in these conditions, because it’s just so heavy and so slow,” Djokovic said after the first round. “The tendency of the players on clay is to go a ...

ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — When it happens, a hush descends over the tennis court. There’s a split second in which the crowd realizes that the rhythm of the point has been irrevocably altered. A tennis ...

It is often said that if you wait around long enough, everything eventually comes back into style: bell-bottom jeans, vinyl, rye whiskey, German Shepherds, the afro—and, in tennis, the drop shot. The ...

A well-disguised drop shot barely passes over the net and dies when it hits the red clay. Often, it has also been a winner in Paris. By Christopher Clarey Sofia Kenin, who is having the most ...