topspin

noun

top·spin ˈtäp-ˌspin

: a rotary motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward in the direction it is traveling

Examples of topspin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Schrader knew ultimate topspin could only be achieved if the actor playing Fife as a young man also had a hook. —

Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 9 May 2024 Zheng is athletic and unwaveringly competitive, with a strong, if inconsistent, serve and a penetrating topspin forehand. —

Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024 Even the physicists and meteorologists had something to say about his chances—that the colder fall weather meant Nadal’s ferociously-unmanageable topspin groundstrokes would bounce lower on the clay, perhaps giving his opponents more of a chance to stay in the game. —

Jason Gay, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2020 Or the kind of topspin kick serve that Shelton was delivering for his second serve, which would bounce up around Cachin’s forehead. —

Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for topspin

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