helpless

A net-cord winner is when a player wins a point because their shot hits the tape of the net and falls out of reach of their helpless opponent.

On Monday, it was quite chaotic - with injured, helpless relatives looking for their loved ones, volunteers and rescue teams still running around the place.

Zipping passes past helpless defenders, Iamealeava regularly hit his targets in stride.

“It’s frustrating, and I don’t like it, but I also feel totally helpless to do anything,” Hunter said.

I felt the same way when I went to Toledo last year and left feeling pretty helpless.