Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sabine Lisicki, the tall, sturdy 21-year-old, packs a punch on serve, as French Open champ Li Na found out today. Lisicki powered up her arm for a 124-mph ace at one point, besting Venus Williams' previous 2011 tournament mark of 120. Then Lisicki pounded two more brutal serves on each of Li's match points deep in the third set. "Sa Li," as Jon Wertheim winkingly called her, would ultimately prevail, 8-6. (Li had been vying to pull off the tricky French-Wimbledon Tandem Slam, and, per ESPN's Chris McEndry, to become the first WTA player since Serena Williams in 2008-09 to reach three straight Slam finals.)
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