The fastest tennis serve ever recorded is an astonishing Unfortunately for the Australian, that record is not recognised by the ATP as it came at a Challenger event, and they do not formally recognise speeds set at that level due to lack of uniformity, availability, and calibration of radar guns. Groth can take some comfort in the fact ATP-approved equipment was used on that day, and other data gathered appeared within a normal range.
American John Isner holds top spot in fastest every recorded serves with an astonishing Isner also beat Groth during the tie as the USA produced an upset, but they then lost to Croatia in the next round. There must be something about the Davis Cup, and monstrous serves as Andy Roddick completes the top three, with his fastest recorded serve coming in the team competition. The American was predominantly a serve-and-volley player, and that helped him win the US Open in , as well as reaching three Wimbledon finals.
Roddick clocked a speed of The Americans lost the final to Spain, however, with a young Rafael Nadal claiming a four-set win over Roddick. In the same year, Roddick hit the fastest serve ever recorded at Wimbledon , a record which stood until The current Wimbledon record for the fastest serve of Raonic went on to win the tournament, beating Denis Istomin in straight sets in the final. American Harrison set a speed of Harrison, who had taken a wildcard entry, hit his effort against David Ferrer, but he still ended up falling to a defeat in three sets to the Spaniard.
It was an astonishing win. Unfortunately, Krajicek's career was cut short by injuries. But while he played, his serve blazed.
During his career to date, Ivo Karlovic has 7, aces and 1, double faults. His first-serve percentage averages 65, with 82 percent of his first-serve points won. Karlovic also wins 52 percent of his second-serve points. Even today as the big man begins to slow down, his success success depends exclusively on his serve. That came against Paul Capdeville in August of His fastest first serve is mph, which Karlovic achieved during a Davis Cup loss. His fastest serve remains second behind Australian Samuel Groth's Until , Karlovic held the record for the most aces in a single match.
That record, however, along with several others, was smashed by the John Isner-Nicolas Mahut first-round match at Wimbledon in The previous record had Karlovic with 78 aces in a match against Radek Stepanek during a Davis Cup match in September in Of those, 77 were on first serves.
That year Karlovic served up 1, aces, placing him second behind countryman Goran Ivanisevic. His serve remains a nightmare for any player to face—no one on tour likes to look at his draw and see Karlovic in his path. Karlovic plays serve-and-volley tennis, taking advantage of weak replies to his big serve. But being 6' 10, Karlovic suffers from slow foot-speed and mediocre ground strokes. During his career—from forward—Stefan Edberg had 1, aces and 1, double faults.
His first- serve percentage averaged 61, with 73 percent of his first-serve points won. Edberg also won 52 percent of his second-serve points. Edberg never held back, going for it all on his first and second serves.
The former world No. It was exhilarating to watch Edberg serve, starting with a high ball toss followed by the deep knee bend. Edberg arched his back and exploded upward hitting the ball, which he tossed just a little behind him.
He flicked his wrist coming over the ball. Edberg delivered his monster kick serve at a mere mph using an Eastern backhand grip. It was a perfect technique for the Swede because the serve allowed Edberg the time he needed to appear, as if by magic, at the net to put away the volley. During his career—from forward—Boris Becker had 4, aces and 2, double faults. His first-serve percentage averaged 57, with 79 percent of his first-serve points won. Becker also won 50 percent of his second-serve points.
He made that weapon visible to the world when at age 17, unseeded, Becker won the Wimbledon title in , upsetting everyone in his path.
Becker's power while serving came from his legs and his very deep knee bend. After completing his service motion and striking the ball, he leaned into the court looking as though he might topple. But Becker maintained perfect balance in that position. With considerable upward motion on his serve, Becker landed on his right leg, which enhanced his power. This was thought a little out of the ordinary because most right-handers land on their left foot after the serve.
Becker's serve was almost impossible to read because the German used a variation on the Eastern forehand grip while serving. Some called it an Aussie grip or a exaggerated Continental grip. He packed every ounce of his body weight into his serve. His second serve was no picnic, either. Becker used a little backspin on it to keep it low. On grass it used to skip. From the time he burst onto the scene in until Becker stopped playing in the late s, his serve remained his primary weapon.
Becker was one of the best of the serve-and-volley players at the end of the 20th century. During his career to date, Roger Federer has 7, aces and 2, double faults. His first-serve percentage averages 62, with 77 percent of his first-serve points won. Federer also wins 56 percent of his second-serve points. As is true of most players, there is a point when aces are not the whole story when discussing the impact of the service game. Sometimes, it becomes necessary to consider service winners rather than aces.
In such cases, a serve might allow for a return, but not a good one. Even today the Federer serve is the most underrated in tennis. His serve can best be described as "classic," employing a slightly open stance and finishing with a whip-like motion that powers him into the ball and into the court.
He uses a backhand grip known as a Continental or Eastern backhand grip. His service motion completely disguises the direction of the upcoming serve. Light on his feet and ready to move in either direction, Federer focuses on the return, ready to ponce the minute the service motion is complete. Federer holds the record for the most aces served in a Grand Slam final. During his Wimbledon final against Andy Roddick, he had 50 nonreturnable serves.
So far, Andy Roddick has 9, aces and 1, double faults. His first-serve percentage averages 65, with 79 percent of his first-serve points won. Roddick also has won 56 percent of his second-serve points. Since he first burst onto the scene in , Roddick was widely known for his powerful and fast first serve.
The weapon often gave him numerous aces and many wins. Roddick was the No. Roddick once held the record for the men's fastest serve at mph, which the American achieved in serving to Vladimir Voltchkov during a semifinal Davis Cup match on hard courts in Charleston, S.
But that serve is now only the fourth fastest. Roddick hits the ball with more raw power than Pete Sampras but often as much spin——somewhere in the 2,rpm range. Roddick uses both legs to simultaneously to spring into the court, pushing off the balls of both feet after a deep knee bend. He utilizes the strength of both legs to give him enormous power. Roddick has a relatively low ball toss with a narrow stance.
Then Andy came along. We had the opportunity to do high-speed filming of his spin rates. This allowed us to compare Andy and Pete quantitatively. The results were surprising. My hunch was that Andy was hitting the ball harder but flatter. But the numbers showed something else. Andy was definitely hitting the ball significantly harder, but at the same time he was actually generating virtually the same amount of spin as Pete.
Roddick, it appeared, was taking the "heavy ball" to a new level. On the dozen or so serves we measured, Andy averaged about mph with a spin rate of rpm. That compares to Sampras at mph and rpm. It appears then that Andy is transferring more total energy to the ball.
To do this, Roddick must also be generating more racket head speed. But the question is, how? Does this racket-head speed relate to his motion? Is it just his raw physical ability? Is his abbreviated wind-up the key? Or is it also something else about the technical shape of the motion itself that may actually be different than the other top players?
Normally I'm leery when people say "I have the Gustavo Kuerten forehand.
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