Passing shot
Appearance
A passing shot is a forceful shot, as in tennis or handball, that travels to one side out of the reach of one's opponent.[1] In tennis, this shot is mostly used when one's opponent is running to the net or if he is at the net already.
Options are:
- to make a lob that opponent cannot reach;
- to shoot (forehand, backhand) or slice to a place that is unreachable for one's opponent.
ATP players
Some of notable tennis players skilled in passing shots are:
- Novak Djokovic
- Jimmy Connors
- Roger Federer
- Rafael Nadal
- Andy Murray
- Andre Agassi
- Björn Borg
- Ivan Lendl
- Gaël Monfils
- Stanislas Wawrinka
References
- ^ The Free Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin. 1991 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/passing+shot. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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