Serena Williams's Unimpeachable Serve

Written by Pradeep Saran

Serena Williams talked about aiming for "perfection." In a recent article for Vogue, she stated, "I know perfect doesn't exist."

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expressing her intention to leave the tennis industry. But whatever my ideal was, I didn't want to give up until I achieved it.

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Williams' serve is her game's most fundamentally solid part.

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could be as close to statistical perfection as a tennis stroke can get.

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As she plays her final U.S. match this week, spectators may admire this genius move.

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Open and attempts to match Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam victories.

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Williams' serve has been the cornerstone of her 23 Grand Slam triumphs. It is fluid like water yet strong like a jackhammer.

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That distinctive strike marked the beginning and the end of her power.

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She won an astronomically high proportion of first serve points, which made the Grand Slam titles easy to come by.

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Williams, who was 14 years old at the time, decided to pursue a career in tennis after her elder sister Venus.

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