But then Seles has been overmatching players of late, putting her downsized racket and upgraded fitness to ferocious use.
Some dinosaurs, it is known, were ferocious creatures — using claws, jaws, teeth, horns or even tails to subdue their prey.
But she is equally ferocious: after using a ladder to climb up the elevator shaft at the back of the stage, Ms. Green consumes a meal of noodles and wine.
"The cats, who keep the rodent population under control, will be killed in a ferocious manner, using Compound 10/80, which is a gut-wrenching poison of the most unimaginable and lengthy horror.
The U.S. mounted a ferocious counterattack using AC-130 gunships, jet warplanes, and Apache attack helicopters, and within three hours had repelled the attackers.
At Abu Ghraib, part of that well-documented training consisted of using ferocious dogs to threaten inmates.
Similarly, David Cameron could easily cheer core supporters by picking a fight with the European Union, or by using ferocious language on immigration.Mr Cameron's party has form.
Pivot are a studio unit capable of ferocious live performances, using regular gear (guitar, bass, drums) and electronic equipment (laptops, synths), programmed beats and live instrumentation, to flit between serene electronica and furiously played, complex math-rock, often in the same song.
Instead of his past tentativeness, Parks immediately switches to attack mode, using a ferocious offensive game to outscore opponents by an astounding 270-102 thiseasonon.
Panthers Upend Vikings Steve Smith caught the go-ahead touchdown pass and his long catch-and-run set up the clinching score as the host Panthers beat the Vikings, 26-7, by using a ferocious defense to stifle Brett Favre.
