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With his pants around his ankles, a tall man let out a volley of curses and jokes to lighten the mood as a doctor removed a piece of shrapnel from his bloodied buttock.

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But in the wake of that criticism came a return volley of second-guessing about Doncic’s conditioning, durability and laggard defense.

The Wolfsburg striker volleyed a Riyad Mahrez cross into the net on six minutes, then the former Manchester City winger slammed a loose ball into the net midway through the opening half.

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Patrick Mouratoglou, the former coach of Serena Williams, says the move to slow down the courts "killed a generation of serve and volley players".

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He has already achieved a significant milestone by scoring his first goal for Lille earlier this month - an injury-time volley to secure a 2-1 win against Toulouse.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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