Serve and volley

Serve and volley is a style of play in tennis. The aim of this strategy is to put immediate pressure on the opponent, so that good "returns" must be made, or else the server can gain advantage. This tactic is especially useful on fast courts (e.g. grass courts) and less so on slow courts (e.g. clay courts). For it to be successful, the player must either have a good serve or be exceptionally quick in movement around the net. Ken Rosewall, for instance, had a very feeble serve but was a very successful serve-and-volley player for two decades. Goran Ivanišević, on the other hand, had success with serve-and-volley strategy with great serves and average volleys.
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