Sentence examples for serve speed from inspiring English sources

And serve speed is still rising inexorably.

Her average first serve speed of 73 m.p.h. was the same as Safarova's average second serve speed.

Last year, Djokovic's average first serve speed was 117mph, his second serve 97mph.

Roddick's average first serve speed was 127 miles per hour, Federer's 118.

(By comparison, Novak Djokovic's average first serve speed in his 1st round match was 113).

Some of the data, like serve speed, is tallied instantly by machines.

In part because huge servers do not necessarily make great players — Roger Federer's serve threatens no speed barriers — and in part because serve speeds tend to fluctuate significantly depending on which system is used to record them.

Imagine giving players on the ATP Tour only one serve, which would automatically drop serve speeds, and you would start to see the men having substantial difficulty holding serve as well.

But the computer system at the Open does list the fastest serve speeds every year from tournaments that send their information to IDS, the company that keeps statistics for the Grand Slams and other tournaments.

On the next point, Williams began with an identical movement and hit the toss in an identical spot — but this time her serve sped down the T, another ace.

With a combined 77 aces and their maximum serve speeds reaching 143 and 135 miles an hour, Andy Roddick and Roger Federer succeeded in robotizing tennis and making it look like a video game during the Wimbledon men's final.