Word: volleyer
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...fight really hard and play our best to win.” With the result secured, Harvard added gloss to the score line. Ermakov withstood a late surge from Rastorgouev at No. 2 to win 6-1, 7-5, clinching match point with a sweeping cross-court half-volley. The Eagles snatched a consolation point at No. 6 before No. 4 freshman Alexei Chijoff-Evans came from three match points down in the second set to win, claiming the third-set tiebreaker 10-2 and the dual 3-6, 7-6, 1-0. HARVARD 5, BINGHAMTON 2 In the day?...
...parliamentarian and Accordance Front spokesman, said the issue of tens of thousands of Sunni prisoners held without trial remains a major division. "Unfortunately, we are not seeing any kind of flexibility from the government," he said. And right on cue, shortly after Rice left the Green Zone, a volley of mortars went flying in. No one was sure who fired them...
...couldn't have coped with? These hypotheticals can come from a hundred different directions. But I finished my career in the seniors playing with a larger-headed racquet - it was wood and graphite. And I went back about 10 years! It was, "Hey, I can serve, I can volley." I had a bigger surface to play with and could put more spin on the ball. But because of the spin, the ball bounces a lot higher. I'm not so tall... maybe you'd have to meet the ball a little earlier, I don't know...
...once on clay. He was a great counterpuncher, had a lot of speed, a lot of footwork. That was a lot of fun. I enjoyed competition. Got the adrenaline going. You get out there and do the best you can. Against Borg, I came to the net... had to volley aggressively and keep him off balance. And you had to cut out errors. That's the thing that everybody has to do: gotta cut out your errors but still hit with power and spin. You can't just play safe...
...take on Andy Roddick's game? Andy's got talent. I think he tries to blast winners rather than wait for the right ball to blast. He's got that big forehand and that big serve, but for some reason... What I think he should do is serve and volley. Just come in and learn to hit some low volleys and put some pressure on an opponent, because all his opponents do is float that first ball back, and he hasn't taken advantage of that huge first serve that...