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...With a salvo of new policy initiatives and a volley of contempt against his opponents, Brown gave Labour members a reason to cheer. But by that evening, the delegates' euphoria was ebbing once again, as they contemplated the scale of the recovery needed if Labour is to secure another term...
...Gibson's first interview with Palin proved wrong those who thought he would either offer up a volley of softballs or spring a name-the-heads-of-state quiz to try to gin up embarrassing moments. (Of course, the World News segment was on foreign policy, so it didn't provide much opportunity to get into hot-button campaign questions; he still has another day to bring up "lipstick on a pig" if he chooses to.) Instead, Gibson interviewed her - imagine this - the way you might interview a candidate for Vice President about whom people still know very little...
Ivanisevic and Rafter were able to blast their way through the new grass because an exceptionally rainy two weeks had kept the courts soft. But the ground eventually dried, and baseliners have excelled since; in men's tennis, Roger Federer, who serves and volleys only around 10% of the time, has reigned supreme. And while women have always been more inclined to play from the back of the court, big-hitting groundstrokers such as Maria Sharapova and Serena and Venus Williams have all but shut the door on the serve-and-volley style ushered in by the now-retired Martina...
...everyone was happy with the new surface, especially those who contend the change may have robbed England of its best chance of crowning a homegrown Wimbledon champion since Perry took the title in 1936. Tim Henman, a serve-and-volley player, made four Wimbledon semifinals, but says the new grass forced him to alter his natural game midcareer. "I remember sitting at a change-over in 2002 in utter frustration and thinking 'What on earth is going on here? I'm on a grass court and it's the slowest court I've played on this year.' " Veteran tour...
Well, maybe. But remember: a decade ago, men's tennis was widely considered deadly boring, mainly because the serve-and-volley exchanges were so brief. Both Bjorkman and Henman admit that the new grass has led to longer, more dramatic points. And they say any grass still presents a special challenge best mastered by players who have a smooth, flowing style and attack with a steady momentum...