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A pair of unreturnable first serves followed and enabled Sinner to force a tie-break which he then controlled.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

On the five break points she faced, she sent down four aces and one unreturnable serve.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Osaka was once more ripping forehands through the court and coming up with unreturnable laser serves when she needed them most.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2022

Her superior serve back at its unreturnable best, Serena Williams was in full control of her French Open match — until, suddenly, that stroke wasn’t as dominant and neither was she.

From Fox News • Jun. 2, 2021

Of the total number received 412,122 were unreturnable; 175,408 were registered or contained enclosures of value, and 25,726 were wholly unaddressed.

From The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young by Various