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Lisicki’s world record of 27 aces in a match
Birmingham: German tennis ace Sabine Lisicki set a world record for serving aces in a women’s singles match by firing 27 aces past Swiss Belinda Bencic to win her second round outing at the Aegon Classic here.
The 2013 Wimbledon finalist hit 16 in her first set and 11 in the second as she powered to a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) win on Wednesday.
“It’s obviously a good weapon to have on grass,” Lisicki was quoted as saying by www.si.com on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old broke the previous record of 24 aces which was held jointly by Serena Williams and Kaia Kanepi of Estonia.
Lisicki also broke the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) record for the most aces in a single match.
She also holds the record for the fastest recorded serve of all time-a 131 mph serve against Ana Ivanovic in Stanford in 2014.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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