passing shot


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passing shot

n.
A forceful shot, as in tennis or handball, that travels to one side out of the reach of one's opponent.
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passing shot

n
(Tennis) tennis a winning shot hit outside an opponent's reach
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Noun1.passing shot - a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net
return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
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Federer booked his place in the quarter-finals for the 13th time in New York with a stunning passing shot down the line and remains on course to face world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals - which would be a rematch of the epic Wimbledon final which the Serb won in a final-set tie-break.
Ebden missed a backhand volley off an unexceptional passing shot -- and it proved costly.
Do you fully understand that?" She won only one more point and after a final passing shot from Barty clinched a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory, Konta walked straight past Souza and off the court.
Chung is a quiet character but it was obvious how much he was enjoying himself and he whipped up the crowd after ending a brilliant rally with a superb passing shot.
hat was followed by the Serb ripping the neck of his shirt open after an attempted passing shot dropped into the net, giving Agut break point in the second set.
A passing shot handed the crucial break to Sanam in the fifth game and he instantly converted it to create a stir at the DLTA courts.
The modern laser range finder can make short work of exact range limits, giving the hunter a better idea of when and when not to take a passing shot.
In the second game he earned two break points on the Gulbis serve, but the Latvian managed to save the first with a powerful serve and on the second Nadal hit an attempted passing shot wide, enabling Gulbis to level the match
He then put Murray under pressure but a brilliant passing shot off a smash and an ace enabled him to level at 1-1.
Federer produced a superb backhand passing shot that put him in front 5-4 before he broke the Argentinian for the second time to take the set.
Mistakes by the British No 1 produced break points for Ljubicic in the second game of the second set, after the Croatian had held his serve, and on the third occasion he took advantage with a passing shot to break the Scot.
Davydenko finished it off on his third match point on Calleri's serve with a backhand passing shot.