1.   But a pirouetting backhand drop and a bruising forehand finished off the mad matinee.

2.   It was another long point and Hingis sliced a backhand drop to try and end it.

3.   Sampras said the matching set of forehand and backhand drop volleys that stymied Edberg in the last game were definitely not part of a master plan.

4.   He looked comfortable from any spot on the court, once hitting a sharply angled backhand drop volley from behind the service line for a winner.

5.   He saved the second in a tight little wall-hugging backhand drop exchange.

6.   After Nicol had saved the game point with another tight backhand drop, his progress became increasingly rapid.