The Best Men Serve and Volley Players of All Time
Serve and volley is a lost art. It wasn’t always that way,…
Stefan Edberg
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Serve and volley is a lost art. It wasn’t always that way, throughout the 60s, 70s, and most of the 80s, serve and volleyers ruled the tennis world. However, once racket and string technology improved, it became harder and harder for serve and volley players to dominate. With the new rackets, players could now rip ... Read more
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