Adam Washington was tossing a football with his son, age 14, at a park in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Not too far away—but far ...

catching the ball on the hop like a shortstop. “Oh, no, he just caught the ball,” said the ESPN+ announcer. Added the other commentator: “That’s a kid who plays a lot of baseball.

When he made contact, the ball traveled in the direction of a moving ball boy. Had it hit the kid, Tsitsipas would have all but been defaulted—a situation faced by Novak Djokovic at the 2020 US ...

Safe catching of the ball is an essential skill to keep possession of the ball from the opposition, and if done quickly, gives the player more time to make the correct next decision.