I have been occassionally watching Roddick's Youtube channel, one of
things often discussed there are great servers.
In one episode, Clijsters listed five best female servers and it
featured the usual suspects - Davenport, Serena, Venus and Stosur (no Lisicki, but did she play against her?) and one literal curveball...Dementieva.
Most people would expect Dementieva to feature on bottom-5 worst servers all-time list. But she explained that Dementieva's much mocked second
serve was actually frustrating to deal with, she did double-fault a lot,
but if she lobbed it in, it was actually effective.
Episode in question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeEHtuHCT4
Whadda ya think? Was she just trolling the fans, maybe this was some
inside rib? Otoh, I dug up some old post-match interviews, and Davenport
and Capriati at least - when asked about why they didn't whack return winners off Dementieva's serve - grumbled something to effect that it
isn't so easy.
On 17.6.2026 2.54, Yama wrote:> I have been occassionally watching Roddic=k's Youtube channel, one of > things often discussed there are great server=
atured the usual suspects - Davenport, Serena, Venus and Stosur (no > Lisic= ki, but did she play against her?) and one literal > curveball...Dementieva=In one episode, Clijsters listed five best female servers and it > fe=
rs > all-time list. But she explained that Dementieva's much mocked second =Most people would expect Dementieva to feature on bottom-5 worst serve=
serve was actually frustrating to deal with, she did double-fault a lot, = but if she lobbed it in, it was actually effective.> > Episode in questio=he just trolling the fans, maybe this was some > inside rib? Otoh, I dug up=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DIXeEHtuHCT4> > Whadda ya think? Was s=
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On 17.6.2026 2.54, Yama wrote:> I have been occassionally watching Roddick's Youtube channel, one of > things often discussed there are great servers.> > In one episode, Clijsters listed five best female servers and it > featured the usual suspects - Davenport, Serena, Venus and Stosur (no > Lisicki, but did she play against her?) and one literal > curveball...Dementieva.> > Most people would expect Dementieva to feature on bottom-5 worst servers > all-time list. But she explained that Dementieva's much mocked second > serve was actually frustrating to deal with, she did double-fault a lot, > but if she lobbed it in, it was actually effective.> > Episode in question:> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeEHtuHCT4> > Whadda ya think? Was she just trolling the fans, maybe this was some > inside rib? Otoh, I dug up some old post-match interviews, and Davenport > and Capriati at least - when asked about why they didn't whack return > winners off Dementieva's serve - grumbled something to effect that it > isn't so easy.Most of the women hit flat those days. Flat hitters hate junk. It's not easy to generate your own pace and not be a slot machine.-- "And off they went, from here to there,The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"-- Traditional
Women steal money from men
Pelle Svansl||s <pelle@svans.los> Wrote in message:r
On 17.6.2026 2.54, Yama wrote:> I have been occassionally watching Roddick's Youtube channel, one of > things often discussed there are great servers.> > In one episode, Clijsters listed five best female servers and it > featured the usual suspects - Davenport, Serena, Venus and Stosur (no > Lisicki, but did she play against her?) and one literal > curveball...Dementieva.> > Most people would expect Dementieva to feature on bottom-5 worst servers > all-time list. But she explained that Dementieva's much mocked second > serve was actually frustrating to deal with, she did double-fault a lot, > but if she lobbed it in, it was actually effective.> > Episode in question:> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeEHtuHCT4> > Whadda ya think? Was she just trolling the fans, maybe this was some > inside rib? Otoh, I dug up some old post-match interviews, and Davenport > and Capriati at least - when asked about why they didn't whack return > winners off Dementieva's serve - grumbled something to effect that it > isn't so easy.Most of the women hit flat those days. Flat hitters hate junk. It's not easy to generate your own pace and not be a slot machine.-- "And off they went, from here to there,The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair"-- Traditional
Women steal money from men
On 17.6.2026 2.54, Yama wrote:
I have been occassionally watching Roddick's Youtube channel, one of
things often discussed there are great servers.
In one episode, Clijsters listed five best female servers and it
featured the usual suspects - Davenport, Serena, Venus and Stosur (no
Lisicki, but did she play against her?) and one literal
curveball...Dementieva.
Most people would expect Dementieva to feature on bottom-5 worst
servers all-time list. But she explained that Dementieva's much mocked
second serve was actually frustrating to deal with, she did double-
fault a lot, but if she lobbed it in, it was actually effective.
Episode in question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXeEHtuHCT4
Whadda ya think? Was she just trolling the fans, maybe this was some
inside rib? Otoh, I dug up some old post-match interviews, and
Davenport and Capriati at least - when asked about why they didn't
whack return winners off Dementieva's serve - grumbled something to
effect that it isn't so easy.
Most of the women hit flat those days. Flat hitters hate junk. It's not
easy to generate your own pace and not be a slot machine.
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