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Hard-serving Venus wins; Henin, Sharapova, Mauresmo advance

ESPN.com news services

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

PARIS -- Venus Williams hit the fastest recorded serve in a women's tour main-draw match, reaching 128 mph at the French Open on Wednesday as she reached the third round of the French Open. That broke the main-draw mark of 127 mph set by her sister Serena at the Cincinnati hard-court tournament last year. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy hit a serve at 130 mph during qualifying for that same event, and the WTA said Wednesday it considers that to be the fastest serve in women's tennis history. Venus Wil ...

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