If rankings for drop shot daring existed, surely Benoit Paire and Alexandr Dolgopolov would be near the top of the last.
Leave it to Paire to ratchet up the degree of difficulty of the dropper today.
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Down match point in his Barcelona semifinal against defending champion Kei Nishikori, Paire pulled off this outrageous tweener drop shot, adding a hop for style points.
Paire's reaction afterward is pretty cool, too.
The flashy Frenchman saved three match points before Nishikori completed a 6-3, 6-2 victory that vaulted him into his third straight Barcelona final.
Photo credit: Barcelona Open BancSabadell