1.   As the game has progressed, power serves have become a dominant part of the game.

2.   Surfing on grass, such serves become tidal waves.

3.   Balls sailed and drifted, and holding serve became an event.

4.   Her serve once again became a weapon, putting her in charge of the point from the start.

5.   The only letdown for Davenport came in the last few games of the match, when her serve became inconsistent.

6.   The third-seeded Rafter had just five unforced errors against the unseeded Philippoussis, whose usually overpowering serve became a liability.