ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — When it happens, a hush descends over the tennis court. There’s a split second in which the crowd realizes that the rhythm of the point has been irrevocably altered. A tennis ...

Oh, the drop shot. The most double-edged shot there is in tennis. On one hand, the player executing it is over the moon, and on the other, the player running to save the point is cursing in no fewer ...

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 ...

Carlos Alcaraz is among the ranked players on the men’s and women’s tours who have increasingly dared to use the drop shot on crucial points. By Kurt Streeter Reporting from Flushing Meadows, Queens I ...