When the drop shot is on, from the right

Question 1

Shot 1

Accepted Answer

They are mid-court, not deep: a drop here is a ball they run onto. Volley deep to the far player instead and push them back first.

Question 2

Shot 2

Accepted Answer

Now they are both on the back glass and the ball is above the tape: the drop, short and dead, down the line where the run is longest. This is the moment it exists for.

Question 3

Shot 3

Accepted Answer

One got there, barely, and the other is still deep: the volley cross-court into the space the lunge left behind. The drop made the space; the volley uses it.

When the drop shot is on, from the right

When the drop shot is on, from the right

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