Pouille fires hot backhand winner in Dubai
The Frenchman managed to hold off a rushing Ernest Gulbis.
Some of the best hot shots come from out of nowhere. As great as Roger Federer is, are fans ever surprised when he fires a backhand winner? Lucas Pouille on the other hand, the second seed in Dubai, demonstrated how to win a point when he had no business doing so.
Against a net-rushing Ernest Gulbis, the Frenchman was being pulled around the court. Still, he managed to get a lot of his racquet on the ball near the baseline and fire it at an angle right past his opponent.
He took out the Latvian, 6-4, 6-4 before battling past Karen Khachanov in the next round.
The 14th annual Desert Smash charity tennis event is Tuesday, March 6, and there are a lot of reasons to mark your calendar. Here are just five of those reasons, including the event's host, Serena Williams.
WATCH DESERT SMASH LIVE on TENNIS CHANNEL and TENNIS.com