11.  One short ball or mis-hit, one passive second serve or ill-conceived drop shot, and Williams could devour it.

12.  On set point, Sampras attacked a short ball by crushing an approach shot that Agassi steered back.

13.  She waited for her opening, seized upon a short ball and pummeled it for a winner.

14.  She crushed a short ball into the net, then blasted a forehand long.

15.  A number of players were hit by short balls or were late getting out of the way of balls which chased them.

16.  Ambrose bowled some viscous short balls, causing Smith to take desperate evasive action several times.

17.  Any short balls were pulled or cut to the boundary as the pitch gave the bowlers little bounce or pace.

18.  Atherton shut the interruptions out of his mind and several powerful square drives and pulls for four showed he was confident and eager to attack the short balls.

19.  Black, trying to play forward as often as possible, was surprised by a short ball and gloved a catch to short leg.

20.  But Appelmans won the next three games, surprising Habsudova with several well-placed short balls swerved behind the net.