serve-and-volley
Attack after delivery
Serve-and-volley is a tennis strategy where the server rushes to the net immediately after serving, aiming to end the point quickly with a volley.
The style dominated professional tennis through the 1990s, especially on fast surfaces like grass: Pete Sampras was the last great serve-and-volley player.
Modern baseline play and improved racket technology have made pure serve-and-volley rare.
Hostile and confrontational
- attackingActively engaging offensively
- transitionChange from one state
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- anticipationState of awaiting something
angles · touch · finesse · reflex · offensive · pressure · closing · poaching
Narrow-leaved ground cover
- WimbledonPremier grass-court championship
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- carpetThick floor textile
- indoorWithin a building
Queens · Stuttgart · skidding · unpredictable · traditional
- NavratilovaDominant left-handed champion
- BeckerGermanic occupational surname
- MartinaA feminine given name
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- attackingActively engaging offensively
- transitionChange from one state
- reactionResponse to stimulus
anticipation · angles · touch · finesse · reflex · offensive · pressure · closing · poaching · put-away
grass
Narrow-leaved ground cover
indoor · Queens · Stuttgart · skidding · unpredictable · traditional
McEnroe
- NavratilovaDominant left-handed champion
- BeckerGermanic occupational surname
- MartinaA feminine given name
Rafter · old-school · classic · legends · champions
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome