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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The third and decisive set went by fast, and Gauff sealed it when Sabalenka came to the net down 2 games to 5, with her forehand volley ready, but with Gauff's squeezing off a passing shot that screamed past and landed in.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2023
In the decisive fifth set on Sunday, Alcaraz broke Djokovic with a crushing two-handed backhand passing shot for a 2-1 lead that caused the Serb to smash his racquet on the net post.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Suddenly passing shots that were landing all morning for Sock were sailing wide and long.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Sinner crushed a backhand passing shot past a diving Alcaraz as a standing ovation ensued.
—Marc Berman, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
In the third set, with Medvedev serving in the second game at 30-all, Kyrgios fired a forehand passing shot that Medvedev could only deflect with his racket, sending the ball high in the air on his own side of the net.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2022
In fact, Kyrgios had the break point all but secured when his passing shot popped straight up in the air off of Medvedev’s racquet.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
In the tiebreak, Nadal got an early mini-break with a vicious passing shot that Fritz lunged to reach before hitting it long.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 6 July 2022
Federer has hit much more convincing approach shots in his life, and Djokovic capitalized by coolly flicking a forehand passing shot winner crosscourt.
—Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 28 June 2021
Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2023
In the decisive fifth set on Sunday, Alcaraz broke Djokovic with a crushing two-handed backhand passing shot for a 2-1 lead that caused the Serb to smash his racquet on the net post.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Suddenly passing shots that were landing all morning for Sock were sailing wide and long.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023
Sinner crushed a backhand passing shot past a diving Alcaraz as a standing ovation ensued.
—Marc Berman, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
In the third set, with Medvedev serving in the second game at 30-all, Kyrgios fired a forehand passing shot that Medvedev could only deflect with his racket, sending the ball high in the air on his own side of the net.
—Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2022
In fact, Kyrgios had the break point all but secured when his passing shot popped straight up in the air off of Medvedev’s racquet.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
In the tiebreak, Nadal got an early mini-break with a vicious passing shot that Fritz lunged to reach before hitting it long.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 6 July 2022
Federer has hit much more convincing approach shots in his life, and Djokovic capitalized by coolly flicking a forehand passing shot winner crosscourt.
—Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 28 June 2021
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