Tweener- shot hit between the legs as you are running to the back of the court (because of a lob)
Roger Federer hits one here against Novak Djokovic at the US Open and this gives him matchpoint-a point away from winning the whole match.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37qyvTRVus8
Banana shots- mostly known to be hit by Rafael Nadal (currently ranked #1 in the world). The name comes from other sports that also have this shot. It's where the ball curves like a banana. He regularly hits these winners because of the way he hits the ball (MONSTER SPIN). Here are some examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1mUUd9qP0Y
Andy Roddick is known for his serves- They are amazingly fast and he holds the record to the fastest serve at 155mph or 249kph. This is bad quality but: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv5J8IcWwfU. Another amazing serve hit by him can be watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onfE9b63J_4 (if you haven't figured it out after watching and reading the comments, this was actually for a commercial; it's Not Real!!)
Sampras Dunk- This is not very good quality, but skip to 0:55. I think it pretty much explains itself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JDlKYn0p9c
Other times he used his shot can be watched here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkQ58TnSdug
After Pete Sampras retired, others have used his exaggerated version of the overhead but the one who hits it most and is still in the ATP is Roger Federer.
This is at Cincinnati 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gNTThpkfyw
All of these add an interesting thrill to the game, but what other kind of impact do you think they have on tennis (and many other sports as well)?
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