51.  When Novotna followed a short ball to the net, she found herself watching a perfectly placed passing shot whizzing by.

52.  With Agassi serving at deuce, Chang moved in for a short ball and deftly touched a drop shot over the net.

53.  You give him the short ball, he will punish you.

54.  Halard steamrolled the Spaniard in the opening set, mixing deep ground strokes with short balls, volleys and drop shots to keep her on the defensive.

55.  He ran in, dragged his first ball horribly short and saw the ball soar straight back over his head to the boundary fence.

56.  I took short balls and made her rush shots.

57.  However, when Hussain turned his head away and ducked into a short ball from Chaminda Vaas, England were immediately offered the light by the umpires.

58.  Benjamin had opener Manoj Prabhakar and Vinod Kambli fending short balls to Carl Hooper in the slips.

59.  But if you leave her a short ball she comes in with a good forehand.

60.  Dravid attempted to cut a short ball from the leg-spinner but only succeeded in giving Taylor a simple catch in the covers.