squash shot

English

Noun

squash shot (plural squash shots)

1. (tennis) A forehand shot with the arm at full extension, typically made as a desperation shot to slice the ball back into the court.
   • 2011, Yolanda Wallace, Lucky Loser, →ISBN:

     Trying to get the ball in play, she ducked and hit an awkward squash shot.

   • 2013, Paul McNamee, Game Changer: My Tennis Life, →ISBN, page 289:

     Roger ran back and, instead of hoisting a defensive lob, went for a reverse between-the-legs squash shot, which didn't come off.

   • 2014, Syed Raza Haider, A Tulip In The Desert, →ISBN, page 231:

     That was the last squash shot I trained with her.