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1. They met 22 times on the tour level with Agassi leading 15–7. Chang, unlike most of Agassi's big rivals, had a playing style similar to his.

2. Agassi, considered a baseliner with a playing style not suiting grass, shocked Becker, a three-time champion, in a five-set quarterfinal at Wimbledon in 1992 on his way to his first Grand Slam title.

3. Wenger on Bergkamp Bergkamp was schooled in Total Football, a playing style and philosophy which relied on versatility.

4. Simulationism is a playing style recreating, or inspired by, a genre or source.

5. Greatly influenced by basketball and notably the Harlem Globetrotters she invented a playing style aimed at the audience rather than the opposing team.

6. These ideas evolved into "push-and-run", a playing style unlike anything previously attempted in British football, based around quick passing.

7. His penchant for ongoing experimentation helped produce a playing style unique among rock musicians, while the group as a whole took a position as a leading progressive rock band.

8. Fingerpicking (also called thumb picking, alternating bass, or pattern picking) is both a playing style and a genre of music.

9. Despite using an engine made for shooting, the interface lends itself well to a playing style consisting of running, jumping, and hacking at opponents.

10. He had a playing style and physique similar to that of the modern-day linebacker.

11. The players in the Rucker Tournament featured slam dunks, crossover dribbles, and bravado that excited the crowd, a playing style then foreign to the National Basketball Association (NBA).

12. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, he is a pioneer in a playing style that has been called saxophonics.

13. Over the next six months, Klinsmann assessed the team, identifying a playing style, and recommended a candidate for the director of soccer position.

14. City vice-chairman and son of owner Assem Allam, Ehab Allam said of McCann’s appointment, "Grant has been a standout candidate with a playing style and philosophy aligned to that of the Club.

15. This allows the player freedom in choosing a playing style that suits them throughout much of the game.

16. He was a fullback with a playing style based on strength but also on fair play.

17. The stadium had deep outfield walls and artificial turf, and gave future young stars the opportunity to build a playing style involving aggressive baserunning and good defense.

18. Johnson was well known for a playing style described as "dum chuck" combining elements of American Western swing and jazz with traditional Shetland fiddling music.

19. Duque-Mariño has a playing style similar to Gabriela Sabatini.

20. The French Flute School, as practiced by pupils of Claude-Paul Taffanel at the Paris Conservatoire, employed a playing style featuring a light tone and vibrato.

21. Due to playing his most remarkable games through the ages of 26–33, and with the addition of a playing style that is generally labeled as "selfish", he has been called up to national squad only for 6 times.

22. Sockeye is known for a playing style that emphasizes quick disc movement, creative breaks, use of the breakside, and the use of small spaces.

23. Moeller based his lessons and instruction around a playing style used by drummers who had served in the American Civil War.

24. Rodríguez has a playing style that is decidedly centered around teamwork, something that made him a better fit for European teams.

25. Arguably the best forehand attacker in table tennis history, Ma has a playing style conforming to the modern strategy of close-range third-ball play.

26. Wenger was inspired by Borussia Mönchengladbach as a child and was later influenced by Total Football, a playing style developed by Rinus Michels at Ajax in the 1970s.

27. He was inspired by Ajax Amsterdam as a youth and was later influenced by Total Football, a playing style developed by Rinus Michels at Ajax in the 1970s.

28. The "Fifty-One Percent Doctrine” was a playing style invented and popularised by Ogimura.

29. She has a playing style called "jazzy" and a voice described variously as "lived-in", "soulful", and "husky."

30. Following that, in 1938, Guy succeeded Dizzy Gillespie in Teddy Hill's orchestra, and patterned a playing style that emulated his musical role model, Roy Eldridge.