and what's the speed?
2007-08-28 14:38:15 · 4 answers · asked by alextrevayne 2 in Sports ➔ Tennis
Men: Andy Roddick 155 mph (he also held the three previous records of 153 mph, 151 mph and 149 mph tied with Greg Rusedski)
Women: Venus Williams 129 mph (she has broken her old record of 127 twice this year hitting a 128 at the French Open and a 129 just the other day during the US Open)
*Brenda Shultz McCarthy actually achieved the fastest recorded serve ever by a woman at 130 mph, but this was not done during the course of any tournament, only in practice.
**Pete Sampras is considered to be the greatest server of all time. He regularly achieved 130-140 mph on his first serve and was known for having the best second serve ever averaging 115-120 mph on the second delivery.
2007-08-29 01:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andy Roddick holds the record for the fastest serve in recent times. The speed was 155 mph.
But I came to know that in 1931 Bill Tilden, had it measured at
163.6mph.
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/TinaCheung.shtml
On the women's side, Venus Williams holds the record at
127 mph.
2007-08-28 15:46:47 · answer #2 · answered by JustDoit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Andy Roddick at 155 mph.
2007-08-28 14:47:28 · answer #3 · answered by julian6789 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus has broken her own record and it is now at 129 mph.
2007-08-28 20:44:59 · answer #4 · answered by nikki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋