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CROSS-COURT BACKHAND DRIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Sampras gained the advantage [in the tiebreaker], earning two set points at 6-4 when he angled a backhand cross-court with Becker at the net.

OBS

Quasi-synonym: cross-court backhand drive. "Shot" is the most general term; "drive" implies a more powerful shot.

PHR

Unreachable cross-court backhand.

Key term(s)
  • cross-court backhand drive
  • crosscourt backhand drive
  • crosscourt backhand shot
  • crosscourt backhand
  • backhand crosscourt shot
  • backhand crosscourt
  • backhand cross court
  • cross backhand stroke

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

[...] le coloré Australien [...] a finalement marqué le point gagnant en exécutant un revers croisé dévastateur [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
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