Serve-and-volley a lost art as grass loses its menace

FILE PHOTO: John Isner of the U.S.A. hits a shot during his match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 3, 2015. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Ivan Lendl once complained that Wimbledon's super-lush lawns were fit only for grazing cows, before manfully learning how to serve and volley and reach two finals.

Chances are if he were still at his peak today he would not have needed to adapt the aggressive baseline style that earned the Czech-born American eight grand-slam titles.