serve-and-volleyer
Net-charging tennis player
A serve-and-volleyer is a tennis player who rushes the net immediately after serving, looking to win points with volleys rather than baseline rallies.
The style requires a strong serve and quick reflexes: McEnroe was the quintessential serve-and-volleyer.
The approach has become rarer as modern racket technology favors power from the baseline.
Of lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- WimbledonPremier grass-court championship
- indoorWithin a building
Final amount remaining
- forecourtExterior space before entrance
- no-mans-landUnclaimed disputed ground
- midcourtCourt's central area
- NavratilovaDominant left-handed champion
- BeckerGermanic occupational surname
- cashReady spending funds
Hostile and confrontational
- attackingActively engaging offensively
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
- reflexiveDirected back at subject
bold · daring · opportunistic · pressure · intimidating · relentless · decisive · finisher
classic
Of lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- WimbledonPremier grass-court championship
net
Final amount remaining
- forecourtExterior space before entrance
- no-mans-landUnclaimed disputed ground
- midcourtCourt's central area
Rafter
- NavratilovaDominant left-handed champion
- BeckerGermanic occupational surname
- cashReady spending funds
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- attackingActively engaging offensively
- proactiveActing before problems arise
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
reflexive · bold · daring · opportunistic · pressure · intimidating · relentless · decisive · finisher · risk-taker
poach
Cook gently submerged
- tennis peopleplayer, umpire, referee, line judge, ball boy
- tennis playersreturner, baseliner, singles player, doubles player, amateur player
serve-and-volleyerbaseliner
Player favoring groundstrokes
counterpuncher · baseline player · retriever · grinder · pusher
serve, volley, server, serving, served, serves, service, serviceable, servant