Sentence examples for failing to serve from inspiring English sources

First Venus failed to serve out a victory up 5-4 in the second set, then Serena followed suit by failing to serve out the match at 6-5.

Many businesses had no idea they were failing to serve – and thus tap into – a potentially huge market.

This wasn't a situation in which the Afghan government was earnestly trying, but failing, to serve its people.

After failing to serve papers on him overseas, immigration authorities told his wife, a Zimbabwean, to leave the country immediately.

Although it contained some of his finest prose, the letter also took Bosie to task for slights like failing to serve him lemonade when he was ill.

If this is indeed the case, then every newspaper editor he has struck a deal with should be indicted for failing to serve the interests of their readers.

The second set was a different story as Phau began to struggle with his serve, double-faulting several times and failing to hold serve twice.

Monday was a microcosm of all that, the crowd less than fevered, Williams struggling, the Nets shooting poorly and failing to hold serve.

After breaking Martinez for a 1-0 lead in the second set, Hingis had an uncharacteristic lapse and lost her break by failing to hold serve.

Davenport, coming off a dominating performance in the semifinals against Conchita Martinez, came back from double set point to win the tie breaker in the first set after twice failing to hold serve.

Though the charter schools have struggled to excel — and were accused of failing to properly serve students with disabilities — the experiment was declared a huge success anyway, proof that "choice" worked.