Sabine Lisicki hit the fastest serve of all time in women's tennis, blasting a 131 mph serve againstAna Ivanovic in the first round. As a result of her quarterfinals run, former world No. 1 Ivanovic returned to top ten in theWTA rankings for the first time since the2009 French Open.[1]
This tournament marked theWTA Tour main-draw debut of future four-timemajor champion and world No. 1,Naomi Osaka.