1.   Although Venus smacked her sister in the back with a big first serve late in the second set of their victory, it was purely coincidental.

2.   And neither is it automatic that the guy with the big serve will win it.

3.   Both had rippling muscles, big serves, powerful ground strokes and tremendous court coverage.

4.   A big serve can be one of the most potent weapons in tennis.

5.   Both have big serves and big forehands and can punish from the baseline, although Rosset is more inclined to rush the net.

6.   But a big Courier serve set up a forehand winner, and Courier escaped again.

7.   But after toiling through rehabilitation, he feels confident in wielding his big serve.

8.   Early on, Sampras was shockingly content to rely on his big serve and then match ground strokes with the best baseliner in the game.

9.   Four years ago, Philippoussis, the young star from Australia, also had a big serve, monster talent and marketing appeal.

10.   He had a big serve and extra large potential, but a fast lifestyle, along with three knee operations in two years, have sabotaged his goals.