No Way! Watch Behind-The-Back Winner At Heilbronn Challenger

In an early candidate for shot of the year, Blaz Rola produced a stunning behind-the-back winner during his second-round match on Thursday against Nikoloz Basilashvili at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Heilbronn, Germany.

Serving at 1-2 in the second set, a strong backhand from Basilashvili left Rola flicking his racquet behind his back in desperation. His shot landed just over the net, producing an improbable drop shot winner that left the crowd laughing in approval.

“It’s something that me and my coach have been working on for a couple of weeks,” Rola joked. “Nothing was really going through my mind because the ball was coming in so fast. I just wanted to make contact and this was the only way. It was a great shot, but too bad it didn’t win me the match.”

Rola narrowly lost the match to Basilashvili, 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-6(5). Basilashvili will next play the winner of the match between Carlos Berlocq and Jozef Kovalik.