Players rally together using cross court shots. One player executes a drop shot down the line when there is an easier ball.
Players hit a lot of drop shots when they play on clay courts but they refuse to use this weapon when they have to play on hard courts. Jerzy Janowicz and Agnieszka Radwanska are great examples to show that the surface doesn't matter if you know how to execute this shot.
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