# SABR or chip and charge?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabr-or-chip-and-charge/730786>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 12, 2015, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabr-or-chip-and-charge/730786 "2015-09-12T10:07:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![blueslipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabr-or-chip-and-charge/730786/1 "2015-09-12T10:07:09Z")

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When did ‘chip and charge’ become a sneak tactic?

> **[He said what? Federer justifies his sneak attack](https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen15/story/_/id/13634493/tennis-said-roger-federer-justifies-sneak-attack)**
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> Roger Federer's new sneak attack volley has been effective in confusing his opponents, but some aren't a fan of the move.

It is amazing to me that people who do not understand tennis have jobs in the media writing about tennis.

Look at some videos on youtube of Sampras and Navratilova.

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**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2015, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sabr-or-chip-and-charge/730786/2 "2015-09-12T10:42:25Z")

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I’m not sure what your jab at the media is for… the article is discussing Boris Beckers comments that the shot is cheap. It’s not an unprompted editorial about it. In fact, the author even comments that this was formerly a common tactic in a paragraph about how the complaint shows how much the game has changed.