Word: topspin
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...will be followed by his doubles partner Ken Lindner who is regaining strength quickly after a bout of mononucleosis. Lindner, a big powerful player, uses a wristy forehand to devastate his opponents with an effective topspin...
Adams, who reached the finals in the NCAA Indoor Championships this winter, also has a strong topspin forehand which is particularly effective on hard surface courts...
...Inman's lightening serves and slashing ground strokes, together with Epstein's towering topspin lobs, left the outcome in little doubt. Coming off the court after their triumph, the victors said that they owed their success to the loyal devotion of their fans. Then they asked, 'When do we get the coins...
...effective. The man is not physically impressive, but his forearms are massive. On every service the ball rises high over the net, then plunges at an opponent's feet with the speed and dip of a major league sinker. A refined, almost inherent ability to put drastic topspin on his volleys make Laver's returns tortuous to handle, and even when he is caught out of position, and uncanny sixth sense can often keep him out of danger...
...four-all, Levin, having trouble serving into wind and sun, was broken. But he and Jarvis stayed alive with a series of brilliant passing shots and topspin lobs that broke Waltz. After Jarvis and Brooks held serve, the Crimson's second team won their third set, 14-12, to even the match and heighten the tension...