Word: setters
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...since 2001, Nadal won four straight tournaments on Europe's clay-court circuit this year to shoot from 51st to 3rd in the world rankings, behind Federer and Hewitt. On his 19th birthday, he ousted Federer, his idol, in a four setter in the semis at Roland Garros, spawning a rivalry with John McEnroe-Bjorn Borg potential. Nadal even apologized to the Swiss superstar for beating him. "He's already mentally tougher than Federer," says seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander. "That's scary...
...Last year, we didn’t want to go to practice,” sophomore setter Dave Fitz said. “It wasn’t fun. This year, we really enjoy playing—we want to be good...
...know if you set Seamus the ball, fifty to sixty percent of the time, he’s going to kill it,” Fitz said. “For me, as a setter, that’s a great safety net to have...
More than a custodian of his father’s works, Nabokov has become a jet-setter on his own, splitting his time between Palm Beach and Montreux, Switzerland. Like his father, he plays the prima donna to the media, insisting on interviewing through e-mail with The Crimson and crafting answers in advance for Russian television...
...Nittany Lions] were the best team we’ve seen,” sophomore setter Dave Fitz said. “It’s discipline—they just did the little things right...