The drop shot never goes out of fashion in tennis: at Roland Garros, thanks to the slow surface, there have been many. But who plays it more? And who scores the most points thanks to the drop? Little manual of the short ball, the “trick” that requires wrist sensitivity and timing
Things that never go out of style: jeans, pizza, Depeche Mode… and the short ball in tennis. It hasn’t ended up in the attic even today, not even in the era of power, of very high pace, of muscular challenges from the baseline on all surfaces. The drop shots resists, indeed. The dear old muffled.