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If the greater consistency of his groundstrokes was the jab, the deftness of his dropshot was the body shot.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Scrambling to reach a dropshot after a long rally, she pushed a backhand down the line and celebrated extending her winning streak to 18 matches.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

“I used the serve-and-volley a little bit, used a dropshot, used different heights. Yeah, I did well considering, you know, when I did play.”

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2022

She nabbed the first break at 1-1 with a touch of pure genius, dinking a delicate defensive lob over Svitolina’s head during a long point before eventually finishing with an even lovelier dropshot winner.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2020

The Scot then broke Mayer twice again, showing his ground court speed and touch with a delicate dropshot followed by a fine backhand crosscourt before finishing the set with another double-handed crosscourt winner.

From Reuters • May 13, 2011