Question 1

What is fantasy tennis?

Accepted Answer

Fantasy tennis is a game where you draft a roster of professional ATP and WTA players and earn points based on their real-world match results — wins, round progressions, upsets, aces, breaks of serve, and tournament titles all count. On The Drop Shot you can play two distinct formats: snake-draft season-long leagues against friends or the public (your roster carries through every tournament in the league's schedule, with waivers between events and customizable scoring) or salary-cap contests against the wider field (build a lineup under a fixed budget for a single tournament or a multi-tournament block). Both formats score from the same engine — real ATP and WTA match results, updated point-by-point — and both are free to play.

Question 2

Is The Drop Shot free to play?

Accepted Answer

Yes — The Drop Shot is completely free. Create an account, start or join a league, draft your team, and compete all season at no cost.

Question 3

Can I follow live tennis scores without an account?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Live scores, tournament brackets, and player rankings are all available without signing up. Creating a free account unlocks the full platform: fantasy leagues, snake drafts, salary-cap contests, league and global message boards, the ability to favorite matches and players to follow them through the season, and access to our predictive models for individual matches and point-by-point outcomes.

Question 4

Can I filter player stats by surface, opponent rank, or tournament?

Accepted Answer

Yes — every player profile carries filterable career stats. Slice any player's record by surface (hard, clay, grass), tournament, year, or opponent rank (top 10, top 32, top 64, etc.), and toggle the granularity between match, set, point, or game level. Answers questions like 'how does Sinner do on clay against top-10 opponents?' or 'what's Swiatek's set-level serve hold rate at the Grand Slams since 2022?' without leaving the player page.

Question 5

How accurate are The Drop Shot's match predictions?

Accepted Answer

Every match ships a pre-match prediction and live point + game + match win-probability that updates rally-by-rally. We publish our hit-rate openly: the Prediction Accuracy dashboard at /predictions/accuracy tracks the model's accuracy against Vegas closing lines by surface, tour, and round, with a since-date filter. The model beats Vegas across most slices — and on the ones it doesn't, we say so.

Question 6

How does the fantasy tennis draft work?

Accepted Answer

Each league holds a live snake draft where managers take turns picking players in real time. Draft order reverses each round (snake format), so every team gets a fair shot at top talent. The draft room ships every analytics tool you'd reach for — live draft projections, Average Draft Position (ADP), player rankings, surface splits, recent form, and head-to-head context — so every manager has the data they need without leaving the app. Use the built-in draft chat to talk strategy with your league as picks come in.

Question 7

Are there draft projections?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the draft room shows live projections for every available player, factoring in tour schedule, surface fit, and recent form. Projections respect your league's scoring settings, so the numbers reflect how each player would actually score in your league — not a generic baseline. They update live as picks come in, so you can compare apples to apples while you're on the clock.

Question 8

How many players do I draft in fantasy tennis?

Accepted Answer

Each league's commissioner sets the roster size — the default setting is 10 players per team, with eight starters and two bench players for each tournament. You draft any mix of ATP and WTA players in a live snake draft, then manage your lineup throughout the season with a waiver wire for mid-season roster changes.

Question 9

How long does a fantasy tennis season last?

Accepted Answer

A fantasy tennis league's length depends on which tournaments the commissioner includes. Leagues can cover any combination of Grand Slams and Masters tournaments, as long as all included tournaments fall within one calendar year (January through December). Some leagues run a single Grand Slam; others cover the full Slam + Masters calendar.

Question 10

Can I run a private league with just my friends?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Create a league as Private to limit it to invite-only — your friends join via a personal invite link, and the league won't appear in the public discovery page. As commissioner, you control every draft and league setting (scoring rules, bonus structure, draft format, tournament coverage, waiver windows, roster size) and can create new seasons of the league year after year. Private leagues support every feature public leagues do: snake drafts, waivers, custom scoring, message boards, and head-to-head matchups.

Question 11

What is a salary-cap fantasy tennis contest?

Accepted Answer

A salary-cap contest is a head-to-the-field game where every entrant builds a roster of ATP and WTA pros under a fixed budget. Each player has a fantasy price computed by our pricing model, which weighs recent results, surface history, ranking, and tournament identity — so a clay specialist costs more for Roland Garros than for Wimbledon, and injured players price low until they return. Build the strongest roster you can within the budget, then compete against the field.

Question 12

What's the difference between active and set-and-forget contests?

Accepted Answer

Set-and-forget contests lock your lineup at contest start and ride it through to the end. Active contests let you swap players between tournaments in a multi-tournament contest — your lineup still locks during any ongoing tournament, but you can rebuild your roster when one event finishes and the next begins. Active rewards multi-event strategy; set-and-forget rewards pre-contest prediction.

Question 13

What tournaments are covered?

Accepted Answer

The Drop Shot has live coverage for Grand Slams (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open), Masters, ATP/WTA 500, plus the ATP Finals and WTA Finals — with live scores, draws, and match results updated in real time. ATP 250 and WTA 250 coverage is coming soon. Fantasy leagues can include any combination of Grand Slams and Masters tournaments — 500-level events are tracked on the platform but aren't currently included in league scoring.

Question 14

When do leagues run?

Accepted Answer

Fantasy tennis leagues can run any time — commissioners choose which tournaments count toward scoring. Leagues can be a single Grand Slam (just play Wimbledon), a multi-Slam season (all four majors), a Masters-only league, or a full calendar covering every Slam and Masters event. All tournaments in a single league must fall within one calendar year (January through December). New leagues can start any time, including right before or even during a Grand Slam.

Question 15

What is a waiver wire in fantasy tennis?

Accepted Answer

The waiver wire includes every player in your league that isn't on someone's fantasy team. You can swap players on your roster between tournaments by dropping players from your team and claiming free agents off the waiver wire. If a player gets injured or drops in form, you can drop them and claim a free agent. Waiver priority is based on reverse standings order, so trailing teams get first pick.

Question 16

How is fantasy tennis scoring calculated?

Accepted Answer

Players earn fantasy points based on how far they advance in each tournament on your league's schedule (e.g. R32 → R16 → QF → SF → F → W). Upset wins score extra points when a lower-ranked player beats a higher-ranked one. Fantasy teams earn bonus points for leading a tournament in any of several team-stat categories: most aces, most breaks of serve, fewest double faults, and tournament-without-loss. Commissioners can configure the schedule, the round-by-round point values, the bonus point totals for each category, and head-to-head bonuses for beating players on other fantasy teams. Default scoring works great out of the box, or you can customize every rule to fit your league.

Question 17

How does The Drop Shot compare to other fantasy tennis platforms?

Accepted Answer

The Drop Shot is the only fantasy tennis platform that combines season-long snake-draft leagues with salary-cap contests, full ATP and WTA tour coverage, live point-by-point scoring with predictive models on every match (accuracy published openly against Vegas at /predictions/accuracy), data-driven player pricing that weights surface fit and injury status, and commissioner-configurable scoring rules — all free with no entry fees. ATP Fantasy is the official ATP product but covers ATP only and lacks salary-cap contests. DraftKings's tennis vertical uses their generic DFS lineup builder with paid-entry contests. FanSlam is a US/Canada-only salary-cap fantasy tennis app focused on cash-prize contests. Tweener is a mobile-first fantasy tennis app with public and private leagues, available on iOS and Android with paid entries.

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