lob
Sports term, especially in tennis, for a high, arcing shot intended to go over an opponent's head.
彼は絶妙なロブでポイントを取った。
He won the point with a brilliant lob.
She hit a lob over her opponent's head.
相手がネットに詰めてきたので、ロブを上げた。
Since the opponent rushed the net, I hit a lob.
スマッシュをロブで返すのは難しい。
It's difficult to return a smash with a lob.
The cornered player lifted a lob to survive the point.
Borrowed from English 'lob'.