FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2017. Germany's Mischa Zverev hits a shot during his Men's singles quarter-final match against Switzerland's Roger Federer. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - Dustin Brown's audacious attempt to unseat defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray with a show-boating brand of serve and volley tennis was always likely to end in failure. And it did.
The crowd warmed to the dreadlocked German though, especially those pining for the days when grasscourt tennis really was grasscourt tennis and volleying was revered.
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