Jerry Corwin plays better percentage tennis than just about anybody on the planet.  He plays 99% within his game, meaning that he doesn't try anything he hasn't mastered.  And topspin is one of those things.

So Jerry doesn't mess with topsin, not even in his dreams.  He just slices the ball.  On every backhand and every forehand.  And so his shots pretty much go in a straight line without the arc of net clearance a topspin hitter gains.  However, Jerry knows his limitations.  When the ball is low and he is forced to hit up over the net, he keeps his straight shots in by easing up on them.  But when this guy gets a ball that is higher than the net, and he can hit down on it, even just a little, watch out!  He whacks at it as if he were going to chop down a giant  redwood with just one blow.

Corwin is also deceptively quick and nimble on his feet.  Do not bet against him.   Pictured in the background of the photo at left is another player you would not want to wager against, the infamous two-headed LeRoy Luokkannen.