Serena Williams's Unimpeachable Serve

Serena Williams depicted her craving to be "awesome."

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"I realize wonderful doesn't exist," she wrote in Vogue recently,

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reporting her arrangements to leave proficient tennis.

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"However, anything my ideal was, I never needed to stop until I hit the nail on the head."

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Williams' serve — the most essentially sound part of her game —

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could come as genuinely near flawlessness as a tennis stroke can get.

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This week, fans can see the value in this masterstroke as she plays her last U.S. Open

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and takes another break at tying Margaret Court's unsurpassed record of 24 Grand Slam titles.

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Liquid like water however strong like a drill, Williams' serve has supported her

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23 Grand Slam triumphs — more than any player in the Open Era.

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