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LisaM

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8. No, they didn't use it (though Serena eventually started to).

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 1, 2024, 01:15 PM

Jun 2024

It doesn't mean it wasn't always a great shot to watch. I never cottoned to that style of just overpowering the opponent. I basically stopped watching Serena Williams. It wasn't fun for me.

I do wonder how tennis would be if the pros had to use wooden racquets the way MLB players use wooden bats. I realize that ship has sailed, but tennis was more fun to watch when the players depended on a variety of shots. Chris Evert used it very effectively.

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Tennis......The French Open, and yup, the drop shot has become the most fun shot [View all] a kennedy May 2024 OP

Clay and grass, perfect surfaces for a drop with a ton of backspin. CincyDem May 2024 #1

I honestly do not remember the drop shot being used this much. a kennedy May 2024 #2

I think that's right. CincyDem May 2024 #3

Yup, yup, I think that as well......Carlos I mean, I call him the king of the drop shot. a kennedy May 2024 #4

I usually only catch the semis/finals on TV CincyDem May 2024 #5

Become? It always has been. LisaM Jun 2024 #6

I honestly do not remember in the Serena or Venus era them EVER using the drop shot. a kennedy Jun 2024 #7

No, they didn't use it (though Serena eventually started to). LisaM Jun 2024 #8

Agree malaise Jun 2024 #9