passing shot
Sideline-bound groundstroke winner
A passing shot is a tennis stroke hit past an opponent who has come to the net, typically struck low and angled to either side where the net player cannot reach it.
The term extends to similar plays in racquet sports like pickleball and padel: She hit a clean passing shot down the line.
- backhandRacket stroke across body
- crosscourtDiagonal court trajectory
- baselineStandard for comparison
- forehandPalm-outward racket stroke
- net playFrontcourt strokes and volleys
wrong-foot · wrong foot · winner · slice · down the line · open court · serve · anticipation · split step · opponent · groundstroke · sideline · angle · on the run · smash · return · counterattack · reaction time
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- racket sportsserve, volley, forehand, backhand, doubles
- tennis shotsforehand, backhand, volley, serve, lob
- tennis trainingserve, forehand, backhand, volley, groundstrokes
- shotsgunshot, B-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop
- trick shotsbetween the legs, scorpion kick, bicycle kick, tweener, behind the back
passing shotlob
High-arcing throw or hit
approach shot · overhead · volley · drop shot · serve and volley
passing shotlob
High-arcing throw or hit
drop shot · touch shot · dink · chip shot
shot, shoot, pass, passing, passage, passed, shooter, passable, passes