Who has the fastest serve in tennis history (officially n internationally)?
UNCIVILLY, Conn. (AP) — Andy Roddick set the record for fastest serve in a match by whipping one 150 mph(242 kmph) Friday night in Davis Cup play. Andy Roddick matched his own new record with his serve against Stefan Koubek. By John Spivey, AP The American did it in the eighth game of a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Stefan Koubek of Austria. Koubek actually got his racket on the record-setting serve, but he couldn’t put the ball over the net. Fastest serves The fastest recorded serves in tennis history: Andy Roddick, U.S., 150 mph, 2004 Davis Cup Andy Roddick, U.S., 149 mph, 2003 Queen’s Club Greg Rusedski, Britain, 149 mph, 1998 Indian Wells Taylor Dent, U.S., 144 mph, 2001 Wimbledon Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 142.3 mph, 1997 Dusseldorf Gilles Elseneer, Belgium, 140 mph, 2003 Basel Julian Alonso, Spain, 140 mph, 1997 Long Island Earlier, Roddick’s second serve of the match also registered 150 mph on the courtside speed meter, but the ball landed out for a fault — which doesn’t count
