Now, let me tell ya, tennis serves, they can get mighty fast. I ain’t no expert, but I seen some numbers that’ll make yer head spin. So, the fastest tennis serve ever, well, it was hit by this big ol’ Aussie fella named Sam Groth back in 2012. That boy sure knew how to swing, ‘cause his serve clocked in at 163.7 mph! That’s 263.4 kilometers an hour if ya measure that way. Now, I don’t know ‘bout you, but that’s faster than any tractor I’ve seen on the farm!
But ya know, Sam ain’t the only one hittin’ them fast serves. There’s a lady named Serena Williams, she’s a strong gal. In 2013, at the Australian Open, she hit one that went 128.6 mph. She even said she’s hit a few in the 150s, but those didn’t quite land right. Can ya imagine that? She’s out there servin’ like a storm, and that’s when the ball actually goes where she wants it to go!
Now, another young lad, Nick Kyrgios, he ain’t one to fall behind neither. In 2019 at Wimbledon, he whacked a serve at 143 mph (that’s ‘bout 230 kilometers an hour). But even with that speed, he couldn’t get past Rafael Nadal. Them pros, I tell ya, they just make it look easy. Doesn’t matter how fast yer serve is, if yer opponent knows what they’re doin’.
Another name folks talk ‘bout is John Isner. Now, this fella’s from the US, and he ain’t messin’ around when it comes to speed either. His fastest recorded serve hit 155 mph (249.4 kilometers an hour). Can ya imagine tryin’ to hit that back? You’d be lucky to even see it fly past, let alone swing yer racket in time!
So, after hearin’ ‘bout all these big numbers, I reckon the fastest serves come down to technique, strength, and a bit of luck. These tennis players ain’t like us folk, they train day in and day out, workin’ on perfectin’ every move. But not all serves gotta be that fast, ya know. On average, when ya look at the stats from the ATP Tour, most of the fellas serve ‘round 115.79 mph on their first serve, and the second one’s a bit slower, ‘round 94.44 mph. I reckon they don’t wanna go too wild on the second one, so it stays in play.
All in all, tennis serves can be fast as lightnin’. But it ain’t always ‘bout bein’ the fastest, sometimes it’s just ‘bout gettin’ the ball over the net and makin’ sure the other fella can’t send it back. Whether yer Sam Groth hittin’ the fastest serve ever or Serena Williams puttin’ all her power into a clean serve, the game’s always movin’. Just like when yer wranglin’ chickens on the farm, ya gotta be quick and keep an eye on everythin’. So next time ya watch tennis, keep an eye out for those fast serves, but don’t blink, or ya might miss it!
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