Sentence examples for serves in the first from inspiring English sources

While 47% of her first serves in the first set were not returned, that figure slumped to 18% in the second set.

Sharapova landed only 42 per cent of her first serves in the first set, and although the ratio improved, such inconsistent serving is not usually the stuff of which championships are made.

Cibulkova double-faulted twice to give up her serve in the opening game, but Li handed it back in similar fashion at 3-2 after a dreadful start that saw her make just two first serves in the first six games.

Williams and Federer served strongly and were unable to return any of each other's serves in the first set.

In fact, she won 16 of 19 first-serve points and 4 of 4 second serves in the second set.

"I even broke his serve in the first game.

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Following the Japanese surrender, he served in the first Provisional Government for the Island of Hokkaido.

Coric regrouped quickly, breaking Kokkinakis's serve in the first game of the second set.

Shvedova smiled as she began the third set, even with Li serving in the first game.

Neither player held serve in the first six games of the match.