Not only are the Williams Sisters quick on the court but they are top notch servers also. Just how tough are their serves? Even though Venus' serve is the fastest, Serena's serve is the toughest with great placement and disguise. Check out the lists below for the Fastest Servers of 2008 and of all time:Top 15 Fastest Servers - 2008
1. Williams, Venus (129.0 mph - Wimbledon)
2. Groenefeld, Anna-Lena (128.0 mph - US Open)
3. Williams, Serena (125.0 mph - Miami)
4. Lisicki, Sabine (124.0 mph - Cincinnati)
5. Brémond, Severine (121.8 mph - Australian Open)
6. Bychkova, Ekaterina (121.2 mph - Roland Garros) Petrova, Nadia (121.2 mph - Roland Garros)
8. Stosur, Samantha (121.0 mph - US Open)
9. Fedossova, Youlia (119.3 mph - Roland Garros)
10. Sprem, Karolina (119.0 mph - Amelia Island)
11. Ivanovic, Ana (118.1 mph - Roland Garros) Tulyaganova, Iroda (118.1 mph - Australian Open)
13. Amanmuradova, Akgul (118.0 mph - Amelia Island) Cavaday, Naomi (118.0 mph - Wimbledon) Kleybanova, Alisa (118.0 mph - Wimbledon)
Top 15 Fastest Servers - All-Time
1. Williams, Venus (129.0 mph - 2007 US Open, 2008 Wimbledon)
2. Groenefeld, Anna-Lena (128.0 mph - 2008 Wimbledon)
3. Williams, Serena (127.0 mph - 2006 Cincinnati)
4. Schultz-McCarthy, Brenda (126.0 mph - 2007 Indian Wells, 2007 Cincinnati)
5. Ivanovic, Ana (124.9 mph - 2007 Roland Garros)
6. Lisicki, Sabine (124.0 mph - 2008 Cincinnati)
7. Granville, Laura (123.0 mph - 2003 Memphis) Gullickson, Carly (123.0 mph - 2003 Memphis) Stevenson, Alexandra (123.0 mph - 2003 Memphis) Taylor, Sarah (123.0 mph - 2003 Memphis)
11. Petrova, Nadia (122.4 mph - 2005 Australian Open)
12. Henin, Justine (122.0 mph - 2005 Charleston)
13. Brémond, Severine (121.8 mph - 2008 Australian Open) Molik, Alicia (121.8 mph - 2005 Australian Open) Sánchez Lorenzo, María (121.8 mph - 2004 Acapulco)
Serves recorded on Stadium Court and must be in play to count. Recorded and distributed by Information and Display Systems, Inc.
-- Statistics courtesy of Sony Ericsson WTA website
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