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Roughly half an hour later, two forehand winners and the umpteenth exquisite drop volley of his career put Djokovic a break up in the fifth set.
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
29 May 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.
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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.
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Howard Fendrich,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 July 2022
The Russian closed out the second set authoriatively on his serve, delicately returning a crosscourt drop volley into the corner for a winner that brought him to triple-set point.
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Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
12 Sep. 2021
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.
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Ravi Ubha,
CNN,
14 July 2019
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Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
29 May 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
The Russian closed out the second set authoriatively on his serve, delicately returning a crosscourt drop volley into the corner for a winner that brought him to triple-set point.
—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
12 Sep. 2021
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
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“Drop volley.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20volley. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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