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Carlos Alcaraz has one of the most lethal forehands in men’s tennis. He bullies opponents around the court with a mixture of pace and heavy spin before suddenly uncorking a missile that hits triple ...

Is Aryna Sabalenka the new queen of the drop shot? It certainly looked like it in her fourth-round match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia with Elina Svitolina. Despite an erratic start, a mid-match ...

PARIS, May 29 (Reuters) - Third seed Alexander Zverev had to chase down dozens of drop shots from sprightly Dutchman Jesper de Jong before earning a 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-3 victory on Thursday to advance to ...

PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - Hit with lots of backslice and a soft touch, the drop shot can be a well-masked weapon in tennis but Alexander Bublik's staggering 37 attempts in Monday's French Open fourth ...

As Novak Djokovic looked to close out victory over Alexander Zverev in the French Open quarter-finals, he went back to the tactic he had deployed throughout the night session match on Court ...

Novak Djokovic overcame a brief wobble in the second set to beat 14-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-4 at the Paris Olympics to progress into the third round. Djokovic has won 24 Grand ...