drop volley

noun

: a drop shot made on a volley in tennis

Examples of drop volley in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Wednesday, Nosková pushed forward behind backhand blasts in the first set against Mertens, then won with a backhand drop volley off a cracking passing shot from her Belgian opponent. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Nothing less than one of his signature, mistake-free tiebreakers and a lunging forehand drop volley that not even perhaps the fastest player in the game bothered to chase. — Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024

Norrie ran to that, twisted his body to reply with a forehand and Djokovic ended the 14-stroke exchange with a drop volley winner. — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2022

With Djokovic serving at 4-5, 30-all, Federer produced a stunning drop volley to earn a set point, only for it to be erased thanks to a fine Djokovic serve. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 14 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drop volley

• akali
• bengali
• diwali
• loblolly
• naphtali
• nepali
• secale
• somali
• colley
• collie
• dolly
• folly