Sentence examples for the first serves from inspiring English sources

Also, most of the third set in important moments he managed to hit some good angles with the first serves".

Davenport 6 - 2, 0 - 3* Justine's found her rhythm, it seems, even if the first serves are still spilling all over the court.

This is a bit of a tedious start, with both men serving very well indeed, 80% of the first serves going in.

Berdych needs the first serves and finds them, shredding Djokovic with a pair of aces; one breaking wide and the other thundering down the T. Three-two to Berdych.

The first serves went in, the forehands stretched deeper on either wing, and Djokovic lost focus, hitting a couple of loose shots under no pressure, the last one gifting Murray the set, after 68 minutes.

Davenport 5 - 2* Henin-Hardenne Still the first serves are flying anywhere but in from Justine, but she's slowly starting to vary her shots enough to draw a jog from her opponent and Davenport sticks a feeble forehand into the net.

Lesson No. 1 — the first serve is the protector of the second serve.

He always got the first serve in.

The percentages change, however, when the first serve is missed.

The first serve will have many more aces and unreturned balls than the second serve, but simply getting the first serve in reduces the exposure to the second serve.

The first serve has many roles, but a major one is the "protector" of the second serve.