31. He held serve after serve. 32. He, more than anyone, realized the time had come for his team to prove it by holding serve at home, or shut up for good. 33. Henman held serve, and Ivanisevic held serve behind him. 34. In the sixth game of the third set, Williams became the first of the two to hold serve over an eight-game span. 35. In the tennis terminology often applied to the NBA playoffs, all the Suns really did Friday night was hold serve. 36. Instead, Helgeson held her serve, and Martinez went to pieces. 37. Instead of melting down, Williams began the third set by holding her serve at love. 38. King managed to hold his serve against Sampras in the second game, but never came close to winning a game in the first set. 39. Kuerten then came up with two net-cord winners en route to holding his serve. 40. Majoli held serve. |