1.   As a six-time winner at Wimbledon, Sampras will press on, using his serve as a peg leg to stand on.

2.   Asagoe was successful in forcing Venus to play long points, and used her serve effectively enough to create a challenge.

3.   Agassi had two break points against Sampras for the match, and both times Sampras used his serve to get him out of trouble.

4.   Throughout a fortnight when tendinitis mysteriously crept into his left shin and threatened to undo his run, he could always use his serve to prop himself up.

5.   Though he came into Wimbledon wary, Krajicek improved with every round and used his serve like a bazooka to blast through the draw,

6.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy used red-hot serves.

7.   Hingis, normally a light server, also used her serve as a weapon.

8.   The Australian was able to use his serve to repeatedly maneuver Agassi out of position and then follow up with well-placed volleys.