I have posted some pictures below which illustrate the problem. This has happened several times. I will be in position to hit a drop shot, and I will hold the drop shot buttons, with no direction, down well in advance of the incoming ball. When the player goes to strike the ball, he moves to close to the ball, and the resulting drop shot sends the ball out of the court, as if a slice had been used. The first picture shows my player the moment that I pressed (and held) the drop shot keys, with the ball not even to the net. Everything that happens after that is "automatic."
Am I doing something wrong, or is this a problem with the game?