topspin
noun
top·spin
ˈtäp-ˌspin 
: a rotary motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward in the direction it is traveling
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What singled him out as a player was the topspin on the forehand.
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Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Freshman setter-opposite Jade Morgan added back-to-back aces from a smooth topspin jump serve a few points before Kehrli’s run.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 14 Oct. 2025
The elder Shelton advised his son to chip the return and get to net, and Ben Shelton did both of those but was soon unable to hit a topspin forehand altogether.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Swiatek, on the other hand, hits with equal intensity from the baseline but uses heavy topspin, which can make her shots sometimes magically drop in the court.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 11 July 2025
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Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Freshman setter-opposite Jade Morgan added back-to-back aces from a smooth topspin jump serve a few points before Kehrli’s run.
—Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 14 Oct. 2025
The elder Shelton advised his son to chip the return and get to net, and Ben Shelton did both of those but was soon unable to hit a topspin forehand altogether.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Swiatek, on the other hand, hits with equal intensity from the baseline but uses heavy topspin, which can make her shots sometimes magically drop in the court.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 11 July 2025
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“Topspin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topspin. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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topspin
noun
top·spin
-ˌspin
: a forward spinning motion of a ball
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