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...they will be missed. It is human nature to wish our lives and careers to be marked by unbroken ascent. But deep down, we know they won't be; decline - terminal, indeed - comes to us all. Watching a Henin crosscourt backhand hitting the line, or a towering iron shot from Sorenstam plonking softly, with a little backspin, onto a green, the world seemed to stand still. It didn't, of course. All things come...
...circuit, Henin was seen as an anomaly, too petite to survive against the Amazonian might of the new power generation, epitomized by the Williams sisters. But though small, Henin worked exceptionally hard on strengthening her body, and her forehand and serve. She also had an extraordinary one-handed backhand that earned her the swooning admiration of legends like John McEnroe. A thoughtful player, she performed best on clay, a slower surface more suited to her guile. What she lacked in height and natural power, she made up for with speed and accuracy...
...respectively bagled their opponents in the first set and then went on to win the second set 6-2.Omodele-Lucien started off slow at No. 6, but found his rhythm in the first set tiebreaker, which he won 7-2 on the strength of leaden run-around-the-backhand forehands. He cruised through the next set 6-1.At No. 2, Clayton went down a break early, but soon after knocked his opponent out of sync by mixing potent offensive shots into his trademark “I’ll get anything back” game.In Nguyen’s match...
...opponent down.“I changed my gamestyle around,” said Clayton, who has been known to be in the middle of his first set while all his teammates are finishing their matches. “I started hitting the ball hard and heavy to his backhand.”The strategic switch worked wonders, as Clayton ran away with the third set 6-2, clinching the match for the Crimson and a 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 win for himself.Ermakov won his match (3-6, 7-6, 7-6) at No. 3 by attacking...
...hitting from behind, co-captain Mike Taylor forced a turnover at the Crimson blue line and broke up the ice, gaining a step on his defender. Despite having a stick in his side from the trailing defender, Taylor deked Scrivens on the forehand side and finished on the backhand to put Harvard ahead, 1-0.“The Taylor goal was an incredible individual effort,” Donato said. “Mike Taylor is a guy that has been a great player for us this year and, over the past month, has kind of found another level...