July was a great month in tennis for many of the ATP and WTA players. Records were set, comebacks started, and a couple of reminders given that age is all in the mind.
Sabine Lisicki: The German world no.29 created history when she hit the fastest ever recorded serve in women’s tennis history. Take a look below to see the best server in women’s tennis’ famous shot.
Alexander Zverev: The Seventeen year had tennis fans asking who he was after his historic run to the last four of the ATP 500 event in Hamburg.
Borna Coric: Another young star, this 17 year old won his first match on the ATP Tour as he went on to make the last eight of Umag.
Venus Williams: Williams proved what we all knew, just that some of us needed a reminder. Her straight sets defeat of Vika Azarenka in Stanford was clinical and cold, Williams, 34, not even letting Azarenka get a first victory over her in four tries, not even on the Belorussian’s 25th birthday.
Leonardo Mayer: The Argentine won the Hamburg event, and reached a career high ranking of 27.
Bernard Tomic: The one time next-big-thing went some way to getting back that reputation as he beat Ivo Karlovic in a third set tiebreaker to win the Bogota Open. It was Tomic’s first big win in a while, coming of the back of his being dropped by IMG. How’s that for a reversed two finger salute?
Victor Estrella Burgos: Success took a long time to come for the 34 year old from the Dominican Republic, but it has been worth the wait. This season he has broken into the top 100 and after his run to the last four in Bogota, Burgos reached a career high ranking of 82.
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