drop shot Meaning of "drop shot"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net

Usage(s):

  1. No one loves hitting the perfect angles on the move off your drop shot, your lob, your slice more than him.
  2. But now, capitalizing on her two-fisted backhand and a deadly drop shot, she is taking more chances.
  3. Sensing Nadal's predicament, his opponent, Mariano Puerta of Argentina, finessed a pretty drop shot just over the net, a sure winner.
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