Karolina Pliskova playing a forehand slice during the 2021 Australian Open. According to the tennis coach Wim Fissette, the shot can help extend points and draw opponents to portions of the court ...

The slice hasn't been seen in tennis -- on a consistent basis -- since the days of Pam Shriver. Now many are using it on offense and as a countermeasure.

Kasatkina and her fellow masters of the slice all have a story about how they came to harness a shot whose currency is fluid. At one point, it buys precious time to reset and regroup; at another ...

The slice hasn't been seen in tennis on a consistent basis since the days of Pam Shriver. Now many are using it on offense and as a countermeasure. Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports Simon Cambers Jul ...