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New record for fastest Tennis serve

pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,332
edited August 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
Australia's Samuel Groth, ranked No. 340 and best known in tennis circles for being the ex-husband of tennis player Jarmila Gajdošová nee Groth, set an unofficial ATP record last week when he hit a serve 263km/h at a challenger event in South Korea. That breaks the previous record of 250km/h, set by Ivo Karlovic at a Davis Cup match last year.

Groth's serve increased the record by a whopping 5.3 percent. To put that into context, that'd be like Usain Bolt lowering his 100 meter world record from 9.58 to 9.07.

"I just threw it up and absolutely smashed it down the T and it popped up on the gun at 263 [kilometers per hour] and I was a bit like, 'Whoa, whoa, Groth told The Age. It became a bit of a talking point around the guys; I guess it's not something you see too often, where suddenly 263 pops up on a radar gun."
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  • nothing_man_92nothing_man_92 Posts: 346
    Wow that's a massive serve! what a champ
  • bindy123bindy123 Posts: 210
    so why is it unofficial...is it because it was not done in an ATP event...does that mean it wont be recognised...like if you ran a record 100m sprint with a tailwind???
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,332
    There was more to the article... they claim the readings were accurate... though he also hit a further 2 serves which would have eclipsed the old record...

    Can't remember what else it said... but if this bloke can send them down that fast, won't take him long to hit the tour...

    Either that or the rest of his game must be really shit
    Sydney 11/02/2003
    Sydney 14/02/2003
    Sydney 07/11/2006
    Sydney 18/11/2006
    Sydney 22/11/2009
    EV Sydney 18/03/2011
    EV Sydney 19/03/2011
    EV Sydney 20/03/2011
    Melbourne 24/01/2014
    Sydney 26/01/2014
    EV Sydney 13/02/2014
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,657
    wow!!
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  • IdrisIdris Posts: 2,317
    I was looking for a thread about Tennis, guess I'll use this one.
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    Any Tennis players here? I just started playing again a few months ago after almost 10 years of not playing. It feels great running around the court again, serving etc.

    I'm using this http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Prince_EXO3_Warrior_100/descpageRCPRINCE-XOW100.html

    Also Picked up a radar device to clock serve speed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBQe2_axeSc
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