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• n  forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke

• San Franciscobased tennis researcher John Yandell has used video-capture technology to record the topspin of Nadal's forehand.
• With topspin, however, the ball can fly several feet above the net and still drop down into play.
• Its most lethal element is its topspin, which can dip the ball crosscourt in short angles so extreme that "the game has gone from linear to parabolic," as ex-pro turned coach Scott .

News & Articles

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• The One-Handed Backhand’s Vanishing Act
  The long, flowing topspin stroke with the high finish has helped build the careers and fan bases of players from Suzanne Lenglen and Don Budge to Justine Henin and Roger Federer.
  June 21, 2013 - New York Times
• How to be sorry: a guide for famous wrong people
  Williams, professional that she is, opted for an unsatisfying gloss on the popular "if anyone was offended, I would certainly be sorry for them that they were offended" sports-pology, then threw some passive-voice topspin on it by not quite acknowledging that she said what she said.
  June 21, 2013 - Philly.com

Quotes

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• Rafael Nadal in Canada.com
  Today wasn't my best match,Nadal said. "I have to be better, that's for sure. (I have to play with) more topspin, and . . . especially more intensity."
• Joe Torre in ABC News
  That ball had topspin on it,Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "I thought when he first hit it he hit it out of the ballpark. Obviously that was a game-saver for us there."
• Nikolay Davydenko in Sportinglife.com
  At the start of the third set I was moving well, I was hitting balls well and I was feeling great,Davydenko said. "But then there were some long rallies because Nadal tried to play baseline and topspin, and he was running a lot. Slowly I...