Who is the fastest ATP Player?

However, John Isner holds the ATP's official record for the fastest serve at 253 km/h (157.2 mph). Reilly Opelka with a 233 km/h (144.8 mph) second serve in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Italian Open in Rome, holds the record for the fastest second serve ever recorded.
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How fast does Federer run?

Got a great article about Federer's fitness, it says he could run 3300 meters in 12 minutes, and 9300 meters in 40 minutes.
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How fast is Nadal's serve?

The numbers show that the initiative is working. At Roland Garros in 2021, his most recent Grand Slam tournament before this year's Australian Open, Rafa had an average serve speed of 180 kilometres per hour on his first serve and 150km/h on his second serve.
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How fast was Pete Sampras serve?

The Sampras' serve was a product of tremendous spin rates. Although his serve seldom came in faster than 115––130 mph, his rpm on first serves averaged 2500 with a higher topspin component than other serves of similar velocity, especially during the 1990-2000 span.
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Who has the fastest ground strokes in tennis?

The leading five players in the data set are listed below.
  • Nikoloz Basilashvili = 71.2 mph.
  • John Millman = 70.2 mph.
  • Rafael Nadal = 69.8 mph.
  • Ugo Humbert = 69.2 mph.
  • Jannik Sinner = 69.1 mph.
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What is the fastest tennis ball ever hit?

The fastest tennis serve on record is held by Australian tennis player Samuel Groth, when he hit a serve reaching 263 kph/163.4 mph (Source: Guinness World Records).
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How fast is Serena's serve?

Power. Narrator: Serena's power serve is one of the fastest in the game, averaging 170 kilometers per hour. That's about 12 kilometers per hour faster than the average female professional tennis player.
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Who has the most aces in tennis?

Ivo Karlović has the most career aces with 13,728.
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Who has the best serve in tennis history?

'The Serve Dr' Ivo Karlovic is regarded by many as the single greatest server of all time. Standing at 6”11, he holds the all time record for the most career aces served, with a staggering 13,653 in 690 matches! He therefore averages nearly 20 aces per match and will consistently serve at speeds in excess of 140mph.
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How fast can Alex de Minaur run?

He's had some amazing wins.” De Minaur is blessed with blinding speed and a physical and mental strength often likened to countrymen Lleyton Hewitt, and drops serves up to the region of 230kph. “I think I'm just … quick on the court,” he said.
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How fast can tennis players run a mile?

They have to have serious endurance to play up to 5 hours of repeated sprinting on court. I knew average recreational tennis players who could easily beat 5 minutes for the mile - I was one of them.
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How fast do tennis players move?

But GIG data shows that men's and women's ground-strokes are comparable – most male players on average reach speeds of 71 to 83 mph on the forehand, women 70-79 mph. The men, however, separate themselves on serve. The average first serve for men measures 115 mph, the average first serve for women 99 mph.
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Who has the fastest forehand in ATP?

So What's the Fastest Forehand in Tennis Ever Recorded? The short answer is 125 mph by James Blake during the 2011 US Open. The trickier question perhaps is if the records only belong to him. Many sources have claimed that other players have hit the ball just as fast as the 125-mph mark.
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Who is the hardest hitter in tennis?

Sam Groth – 163.7 mph

This guy smashes bombs on the regular. He hit a tennis ball faster than it's EVER been hit before.
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Who has the fastest backhand?

Rafael Nadal also leads the statistics (of the Big Three) of the fastest backhand of the Tour with a speed of 69.8 MPH (miles per hour) followed by Novak Djokovic with 67.3 MPH and Roger Federer with 66.1 MPH.
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How fast was Bjorn Borg serve?

Borg beefed up his serve, making it capable of reaching the 120-mph range (a greater feat in the days of wood rackets).
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What is Goran Ivanisevic fastest serve?

He has committed double-faults with 7.2% of his serves, compared to Federer's 1.7%, part of which can be attributed to the raw power that Ivanisevic attempts with every delivery - the average speed of his second serve was a record-high 108.8mph.
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What is Serena Williams fastest serve?

Here are the US Open women's singles fastest serve from 2007-2021.
  • 2014: Sabine Lisicki (Germany), 124 mph.
  • 2015: Serena Williams, 126 mph.
  • 2016: Serena Williams, 126 mph.
  • 2017: Venus Williams, 121 mph.
  • 2018: Serena Williams, 121 mph.
  • 2019: Caroline Dolehide and Madison Keys, 122 mph.
  • 2020: Serena Williams, 124 mph.
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Who has the fastest average serve in tennis?

Reilly Opelka had the fastest average 1st serve speeds at 203km/h (126mph) while John Isner had the fastest average 2nd serve speeds at 182km/h (113mph).
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Why is second serve slower?

The first serve is hit harder, usually closer to the lines, because the server is trying to gain an advantage while knowing they can fall back on the second. The second must go in or the server loses the point, so is almost always hit slower to reduce that risk.
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