Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In lawn-tennis, the play of the player who stands nearest the net, and who usually volleys.
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Examples
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As in London, he came under savage early attack, losing his opening service game and struggling to deal with Federer's assertive net-play.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Simon Briggs 2012
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Venus broke back immediately to steal the momentum, however, and then steamrolled the Italian in the last set with confident net-play.
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Venus broke back immediately to steal the momentum, however, and then steamrolled the Italian in the last set with confident net-play.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Williams broke back immediately to steal the momentum, however, and then steamrolled the Italian in the last set with confident net-play.
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Venus broke back immediately to steal the momentum, however, and then steamrolled the Italian in the last set with confident net-play.
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This wasn't the ace-fuelled five-set match against the big-serving Karlovic, this was hours of exertion, scampering net-play and punishing baseline rallies.
Davis Cup 2009
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This wasn't the ace-fuelled five-set match against the big-serving Karlovic, this was hours of exertion, scampering net-play and punishing baseline rallies.
Davis Cup 2009
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This wasn't the ace-fuelled five-set match against the big-serving Karlovic, this was hours of exertion, scampering net-play and punishing baseline rallies.
Davis Cup 2009
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