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marmar

(77,081 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2015, 11:18 AM Jul 2015

SW19: Watching the serving in the Sharapova-Vandeweghe match was painful .......

You could read the dread on both their faces when they were on serve. It's what separates Serena Williams from the rest of the field. For most of the other players in women's tennis, except for perhaps Kvitova, serving seems to be such a struggle.

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SW19: Watching the serving in the Sharapova-Vandeweghe match was painful ....... (Original Post) marmar Jul 2015 OP

I didn't see it, but I'd heard Coco was known for her serve... joeybee12 Jul 2015 #1

Her first serve percentage was about 35 percent marmar Jul 2015 #2

And yet she forced a third... joeybee12 Jul 2015 #3

I thought it quite funny, here's the screamer, and not a peep from CoCo..... a kennedy Jul 2015 #4

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. I didn't see it, but I'd heard Coco was known for her serve...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 12:01 PM

Jul 2015

Guess not today.

marmar

(77,081 posts)

2. Her first serve percentage was about 35 percent

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 12:03 PM

Jul 2015

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

3. And yet she forced a third...

Reply to marmar (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 12:05 PM

Jul 2015

Amazing...

a kennedy

(29,669 posts)

4. I thought it quite funny, here's the screamer, and not a peep from CoCo.....

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 04:27 PM

Jul 2015

was so proud of CoCo taking it to her. Very proud indeed. and I did have it on mute, would just check in once in awhile. AND THAT SCREAMING IS HORRIBLE. 😁😁😁

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