passing shot
noun
: a stroke (as in tennis) that drives the ball to one side and beyond the reach of an opponent
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However, the Spaniard raced into a 6-1 lead in the tie-break that followed and had leveled the contest soon after when Musetti blasted a passing shot into the net.
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David Close, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Early in the second set, Shelton fired a passing shot at Alcaraz.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Andreeva took a 1-0 lead in the third with a too-strong passing shot that Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, could barely even get her racket on.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Returning serves from Zverev that reached 138 mph (223 kph), Sinner got the lone break of the opening set with a passing shot for a 5-4 lead.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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David Close, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Early in the second set, Shelton fired a passing shot at Alcaraz.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Andreeva took a 1-0 lead in the third with a too-strong passing shot that Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus, could barely even get her racket on.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Returning serves from Zverev that reached 138 mph (223 kph), Sinner got the lone break of the opening set with a passing shot for a 5-4 lead.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Passing shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passing%20shot. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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