{"id":322994,"date":"2025-10-22T05:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/322994\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T05:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:07:12","slug":"andy-roddick-names-the-player-with-the-best-serve-on-the-wta-tour-ahead-of-aryna-sabalenka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/322994\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Roddick names the player with the best serve on the WTA Tour ahead of Aryna Sabalenka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Roddick believes there is a player on the WTA Tour with an even better serve than Aryna Sabalenka\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Belarusian star struggled with her serve for several years, as the shot often cost her chances to win Grand Slam tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Working hard to improve, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabalenka\u2019s<\/a> serve is now one of her biggest weapons, firing her to four major titles and the world number one ranking.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2227389719-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"Aryna Sabalenka serving at Wimbledon in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-123147\" \/>Photo by Simon Bruty\/Anychance\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Most fans would agree that Sabalenka has one of the best serves on the WTA Tour, but that\u2019s not to say she doesn\u2019t have any competition.<\/p>\n<p>2003 US Open champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andy-roddick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andy Roddick<\/a> has now named the former Grand Slam winner whom he believes has the best serve in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Roddick says Elena Rybakina has the \u2018best serve in the world\u2019<\/p>\n<p>During the latest episode of \u2018Served with Andy Roddick\u2019, the American shared his thoughts on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/elena-rybakina-shares-message-on-instagram-after-winning-her-10th-wta-title-at-the-ningbo-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elena Rybakina, who won the Ningbo Open<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen she is in full flight, I think she has the best serve in the world, said Roddick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that it\u2019s that close. Maybe Aryna [Sabalenka] when she is really serving well. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Elena] Rybakina<\/a> can hit all four spots on the court. Deuce side, ad side, off of the same toss, over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2228126098-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elena Rybakina hits a serve at the 2025 Canadian Open\" class=\"wp-image-137981\" \/>Photo by David Kirouac\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Roddick then previewed Rybakina\u2019s 2026 chances after a \u2018nuts year\u2019 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think she is going to have a massive year next year. I think this year was nuts for many reasons, which were personal and trying to get coaches,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels like it was just a year of distraction. But when she is flying, she has been playing pretty well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe played well going into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Open<\/a>. I had her going to the final there. [Rybakina lost to Marketa Vondrousova in 4R]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo maybe I am just overly impressed with the eye test and what I see from her, but I am buying going into 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina will be hoping to achieve big things in the new year, and will need her serve to be firing on all cylinders if she is to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Who is the best server on the WTA Tour?<\/p>\n<p>Roddick believes Rybakina has the best serve in the women\u2019s game, but do the stats agree?<\/p>\n<p>According to one key serving metric, the answer is yes, as Rybakina has hit nearly 100 more aces than any other player this year.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Country<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2025 Aces<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Elena Rybakina<\/td>\n<td>Kazakhstan<\/td>\n<td>457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Clara Tauson<\/td>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>358<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Linda Noskova<\/td>\n<td>Czechia<\/td>\n<td>354<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Naomi Osaka<\/td>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>307<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Elise Mertens<\/td>\n<td>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Veronika Kudermetova<\/td>\n<td>Russia<\/td>\n<td>240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Iga Swiatek<\/td>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<td>235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Madison Keys<\/td>\n<td>USA<\/td>\n<td>219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Most aces on the WTA Tour in 2025<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also competitive in several other areas, including first serve points won % and service games won %.<\/p>\n<p>Elena Rybakina\u2019s 2025 serving stats<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>Aces \u2013 457 (1st on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<li>1st Serve % \u2013 57.4 (253rd on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<li>1st Serve points won % \u2013 74.4 (2nd on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<li>2nd Serve % \u2013 49.8 (27th on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<li>Serve points won % \u2013 63.9 (2nd on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<li>Break points saved % \u2013 64.5 (18th on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<li>Service games won % \u2013 81.6 (2nd on WTA Tour)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The stats certainly seem to back up Roddick\u2019s claim that Rybakina has the best serve on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<p>What Elena Rybakina must do to clinch WTA Finals qualification<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina may have one eye on a big 2026 campaign, but there is still work to be done in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakh star currently sits ninth in the WTA Race and can secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wta-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WTA Finals<\/a> qualification this week in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>With eighth-placed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirra Andreeva<\/a> skipping the event in Tokyo, qualification is in Rybakina\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239867909-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mirra Andreeva in tears during the 2025 Wuhan Open\" class=\"wp-image-135445\" \/>Photo by WUHAN OPEN OFFICIAL 2025\/VCG via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>If she can reach the semifinals of the WTA 500 event, she will secure her place in Riyadh at Andreeva\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n<p>Entering the Pan Pacific Open as the number-one seed, Rybakina will receive a bye into the second round, and will only need to win two matches to advance to the WTA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>She won\u2019t have it easy though, and will face the in-form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/leylah-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leylah Fernandez<\/a> in round two, who won a title in Osaka, Japan last week.<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina would then play either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/victoria-mboko-has-done-something-only-serena-williams-can-match-after-winning-the-canadian-open-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian Open champion Victoria Mboko<\/a> or German qualifier Eva Lys in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if Rybakina can get the job done in Tokyo, but you certainly won\u2019t want to miss any of the action.<\/p>\n<p>Rybakina will begin her Pan Pacific Open campaign against Fernandez in round two on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Andy Roddick believes there is a player on the WTA Tour with an&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":322995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[1710,2477,2766,62,1464,67,132,68,2212],"class_list":{"0":"post-322994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-andy-roddick","9":"tag-aryna-sabalenka","10":"tag-elena-rybakina","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us","16":"tag-wta"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115416088673838410","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=322994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/322994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/322995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=322994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=322994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=322994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}