Oh, the drop shot. The most double-edged shot there is in tennis. On one hand, the player executing it is over the moon, and on the other, the player running to save the point is cursing in no fewer ...

I prefer “stop” volley—is a shot that isn’t used often. But when executed correctly and at the right time, it can win a point outright. It starts with the grip. Nadal holds the racquet with an Eastern ...

PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic hit a barrage of drop shots to beat Alexander Zverev for a place in the French Open semi-finals on Wednesday and the Serbian said his hand was forced by windy ...

There is a reason Carlos Alcaraz is the No. 1 player at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells even at his young age, and you can see it when you consider the final four. Frances Tiafoe has tremendous ...

PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - Third seed Alexander Zverev had to chase down dozens of drop shots from sprightly Dutchman Jesper de Jong before earning a 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 victory on Thursday to advance to ...

If a player hits a running trick shot to save a break point, but later gets broken off three unforced errors and a double fault, is it good tennis? For Carlos Alcaraz, definitely. He delivered a ...

Two weeks ago, Uruguayan tennis player Pablo Cuevas announced his retirement. When it came, tennis fans the world over dipped into their memory banks in admiration of the modern master of the trick ...