Sabine Lisicki sets WTA record with 131 mph serve

STANFORD, Calif. — Sabine Lisicki blasted the fastest recorded serve in WTA history on Tuesday, hitting a 131 mph scorcher during her first-round match against

Courtney Nguyen | Jul 29, 2014

STANFORD, Calif. — Sabine Lisicki blasted the fastest recorded serve in WTA history on Tuesday, hitting a 131 mph scorcher during her first-round match against Ana Ivanovic at the Bank of the West Classic. The German, ranked 29th, surpassed the 129 mph mark set by Venus Williams at the 2007 U.S. Open.

It was a record-setting day for Lisicki, but not a winning one. She lost 7-6 (2), 6-1.

Watch the serve below. The incredible thing is Ivanovic almost got that return in.

[h/t Youtube user Nadal Le Roi]

Published Jul 29, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.