Aluminum” (Graphite-Boron-Fiberglass, etc,...) bats in Major League baseball. No different.
The artistry is gone. Laver McEnroe Sampras Rosewall Borg (who played serve and volley at Wimbledon despite being baseliner) Pedro Becker M Court Evone G.
Tennis is past. One dimensional.
5 hour matches.
You’re right that a lot of the old artistry of the serve and volley is limited now and I miss that.
But I think tennis has new artistry of strength, speed, and accuracy. A top plyer must master the serve, serve return, both forehand and backhand ground strokes, and quickness and artistry of approach and volley at the net. The trade-off seems to be that players must be bigger and stronger than they used to be.
Surprising to me is I still enjoy watching the top skill of these tennis players and it isn’t all just physical strength and speed. The mental and emotional game is also very big as we saw the last two weeks.