Top 10 FASTEST Tennis Serves Ever Recorded | Isner, Roddick, Karlovic, Groth & More

[@GingyNinjyy]

The faster the serve, the lower the camera quality. That's the rules, I dont make them.

[@mocskoskukorica]

My fastest serve was 288km/h

[@commie281]

@@mocskoskukorica that shit must’ve been in 72p

[@rexknowsless3187]

@@commie281 you mean 7.2p?

[@God-gi9iu]

Oo

[@GingyNinjyy]

@@God-gi9iu why u ain't answer my prayers yet dawg...

[@underhandserve4830]

Let’s talk about how Agassi returned that serve like that on grass

[@KaruesellHQ]

Right?

[@muneebi8273]

Ya .. as casual as hitting on the wall. Crazy

[@CopyPasteWarrior]

Djokovic and Andre...god watching their returns is orgasmic.

[@ktwine7994]

He returned it like it was nothing, incredible

[@blackfalkon4189]

that serve didnt look nearly as fast as Sampras' best serves but camera quality makes it hard to tell

[@pikasup1696]

The real king of the video is the linesman who dodged Dent's serve

[@howlshedo]

Love that the fastest serve is out wide

[@KaruesellHQ]

Yes that’s pretty crazy to see

[@leokovacic707]

It's not strange, that's not really out wide its as straight as possible, it's way slower to serve down the T on the ad than "out wide"

[@godsgamer7494]

It doesn’t matter, the ball speed is measured right off of the racket

[@fritzzz1372]

You can serve faster out wide since the ball can travel longer before hitting the ground, as it is going diagonally.

[@kylehardy8562]

@@fritzzz1372 but then to actually aim for some what of an angle you would surely generate less power because of the racket face cutting the ball. I’ve always found it much easier to generate power aiming for the T as you’re hitting it much flatter

[@-Munditimum-]

Roscoe Tanner, 153 mph at Palm Springs in 1978, keep in mind the racquets that probably weren't as powerful as the new ones. Great video guys. Cheers!

[@jamesbaum9775]

That is pretty insane with a wood or metal racquet.

[@-Munditimum-]

@@jamesbaum9775 I agree James. Can you imagine if he had the technology of today's racquets?

[@8020Alive]

Its confirmed that the radar guns used for that tournament WERE NOT ACCURATE - the speed isn't valid - sad to say.

[@-Munditimum-]

@@8020Alive Interesting. Can you please show to me who confirmed this?

[@laceytanner8667]

@@8020Alive lmao what. #jelly

[@ssenssel]

The narrator of the Sam Groth serve is Brazilian and he says in BR Portuguese "Que pedrada!" which translates roughly to "stoning someone". I imagine it's exactly how it feels to get hit by a tennis ball at that speed.

[@usmanvsadesanya8970]

Karlovic double teamate must be a little nervous when he serve lol

[@ivan8789]

Vid starts at 1:35 Thank me later

[@reb349]

I used to play baseball in HS and then as an adult I picked up tennis as a weekend sport. I have to say that hitting an absolute rocket of a tennis serve would be more difficult due to the fact that you have different footwork for the backhand or the forehand return which means that you really have to react faster or even be moving before the ball is even struck to be able to hit a clean return

[@KaruesellHQ]

That’s a really good point. Not only you need to adjust your footwork, but also the grip which makes it even more difficult

[@reb349]

@@albertcamus5970 I guess if we aren't considering hitting it back cleanly and the criteria is just getting it back and in play then it would indeed be easier to hit the serve cause it would be much easier to bunt back a ball with a rocket than a bat. Good point. I was just thinking of it in terms of what it takes to get a good cut at the ball.

[@ktc1419]

@@KaruesellHQ Yea, Its harder because in baseball, nobodys pitching 110 miles per hour, but in tennis its faster so its harder to hit.

[@oskarsjolund6758]

@@reb349 Good comparison. Have you returned any truly fast serves yet? I can only imagine but I like to belive some of the harder serves are pretty close to standing in a batting box. Baseball is maybe easier to expect when the ball starts to move since you see the batter so clearly. However both tennisballs and baseballs change trajectory right after the point of release (from the pitcher or the opponents raquet). The smaller batt makes baseballs harder to hit with less input from the pitcher but at the same time the tennis ball can change trajectory more severe since it bounces before you can hit the serve. No need to answe with a long text, Just wanted to share my thoughts :)

[@stevesteve788]

Are tennis players considered low IQ? I MEAN THIS IS 5TH GRADE MATH. The top tennis players, say Federer ace 10%. While the top MLB pitchers strikeout rates over 30%, DeGrom over 40%. There's even a term for simpletons, hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports

[@bool3234]

My left ear really enjoyed the audio

[@marktace1]

Never faced more than a high 80s fastball and never faced more than a mid 120s serve, but I’d say the high 80s fastball with movement was much harder to hit. The main reason is that off speed pitches in baseball throw your timing off way more than softer serves do in tennis so timing the fastball is more difficult. A serve with perfect placement on the other hand can be impossible to return, while a pitch has to be somewhere around the strike zone.

[@pleaseenteraname1103]

I agree it’s much more scary getting hit with a baseball is much worse than getting hit with a tennis ball, and yes unfortunately I do know that from experience😂.

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

It's also much easier to hit a ball with a racquet than to hit it with a baseball bat.

[@VinsUplifting]

The first one was from 2003, not 2005. In 2004 Roddick hit 153 mph at Queens too. This is a pretty good video but it has to be said the actual serve speed on these has more to do with the radar gun used (and the software behind it) than the serve, themselves. Copil one is the only legit one here, done on a regular speed gun during a slam (which we know aren't juiced).

[@KaruesellHQ]

Indeed! Hard to believe Groth could hit that speed, especially in a wide serve. Still, these are technically the “fastest” recorded ones

[@oldfrend]

roddick is probably legit. he's hit above 150 several times, including 152 against nadal at the us open 2004. that match is on youtube. roddick was firing rockets that day; nadal was twisting himself in knots just trying not to get killed by roddick's serves.

[@RaphaClassic]

Roddick 155mph in what looks like 1975 from the video quality

[@ZEBASS]

Hahaha yeah he hit that shit before he was born!

[@Shillzhy]

my left ear loved this video

[@jasegmoney9542]

I thought Philippoussis might have made it. The sound of his serve in an indoor court was like a cannon. (And yes, that’s how you spell his name. I couldn’t believe it either).

[@steffidas4785]

Good job👏👏

[@lmiked84]

Some of those serve speeds are not accurate... Those radar guns do fail sometimes... Also, how can #2 serve Isner be 157MPH/253KMH and the #1 Groth be 163MPH and also 253KMH?? 1mph = approx. 1.6Kmh so... Those extra 6mph from the #2 to #1 serve are unaccounted for.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Typo - in the final slide it says 263

[@sparkygtynes]

Groth’s serve was 263 kph, probably a typo

[@princessoftennis5539]

Thank you for the informative information. I'm happy to learn again.

[@KaruesellHQ]

You’re welcome!

[@rikmcdik6662]

Groth easily has the best service motion out of any big men. Using his legs on top of being a giant is unfair.

[@CopyPasteWarrior]

I personally like Raonic's...not the typical big man serve... very fluid...

[@duncan3932]

It’s amazing that he lost over half his matches and never won a title, i never really watched him but i’m guessing his groundstrokes and movement were awful

[@johnr7048]

it's interesting that the record is not even close to being broken anymore

[@AGAU1022]

Because the radar has become most accurate. Most of those above 152 mph are probably radar errors.

[@listenchump4041]

The guy who returned karlovic's serve and won deserves a medal

[@FirstNameLastName-oi6ej]

Good Video but I find it very annoying that I only get sound on my left ear on this video sadly.

[@KaruesellHQ]

That was my mistake, was still learning how to work the software out. Thanks for the feedback!

[@oscarlamm498]

what was the name of the first video with the serve and return

[@marcelmk9701]

That number 7 by Raonic…. The most impressive!!!

[@TheYoudhruv]

Tennis serve should be olympic sport !!!

[@benparsons4979]

no

[@bryanalmeida5342]

Sooo.... It took a guy arguing with his stepfather for KZbin to have a video with the top 10 fastest serves..

[@sherlockhomeless7138]

One thing you'll see with all these serves is.. they throw the ball up and they hit it when it's at its highest point. A lot of other players throw the ball 4 meters in the air and hit it when it's 2 and a half meters in the air.

[@ManuelGonzalez-uc9ed]

My Fastest Serve are 125 Mph Oh my goodness, that services are insane

[@Mr10usdad]

Are these guys using poly or poly/gut? It would be interesting to see.

[@masternick4361]

the top 2 fastest ones are both 253 kmh but they are different mph?

[@jeniuspancakes]

The volume at #1 caught me off guard lmao

[@einfachiggi]

handy camera better then most of the match cameras :P

[@miguelangelsepulvedaatenas8446]

that number one just sounds like a legit gunshot

[@JozDupNBA]

Is Groth a giant or is the court just small?

[@SOSULLI]

I almost can't imagine how you can break players that have a consistently fast and accurate serve. Same with Nick Kyrgios, no wonder he plays so many tiebreaks against top players.

[@MA77SP]

6:27 the text for Sam Groth is supposed to be 263 km/h not 253 km/h.

[@ewoltrev]

that Taylor Dent serve is def the fastest.. still going up when it hit the backstop.. in the shortest amount of time.. the measuring equipment got it wrong

[@encinobalboa]

Content starts at 1:25. You are welcome.

[@stevengarrett9485]

Fastest serves longest wait to get to the content

[@sarahjackson1860]

Interesting how many of the players are able to return the ball at such speeds. The distance between the two players isn’t much longer than that between cricket batsmen/bowlers or baseball pitchers/batters. Yet no one would see or could react in time to the ball in those sports.

[@scotttimothy64]

Jesus, what planet was that from on that last serve? Give me moment.

[@drbonesshow1]

Yes, but Agassi returned the serve and pretty easily so he is no Jamie Foxx: 1:42

[@RaffaPed]

Agassi was the best return of serve I've ever seen. Amazing reflexes.

[@AmenYeshua]

@@RaffaPed And he knew how to read Boris to return his serves 😂

[@bb8328]

The serves were so good they could only be recorded in 144p

[@SOSULLI]

Not the fastest, but remember when Roddick literally hit the ball into the ground. I still wonder how that's fair towards the opponent.

[@12GaugePadawan]

3:46 Andy checking to make sure his junk was still intact? 😆

[@PetCamel]

Great video. Wasn't Raonic #4 though? I only see him once on the list at the end

[@holmesmoss540]

Lets jump right into it 1:43 you're welcome.

[@Jmsulliv43]

In response to you and your father’s debate, I would imagine hitting a round ball squarely with a round bat would be more difficult. But I’m also an ex baseball player so I wouldn’t be 100% on that. Good vid though !

[@stevesteve788]

It's basic math "Are tennis players considered low IQ? I MEAN THIS IS 5TH GRADE MATH. The top tennis players, say Federer ace 10%. While the top MLB pitchers strikeout rates over 30%, DeGrom over 40%. There's even a term for simpletons, hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports"- just copping and pasting from a previous comment, not directed at you, but the numbers are there

[@ThatCologneGuy]

I'm probably the 80th person to point this out, but #9 on your slide at the end is incorrect.

[@mikethebeginner]

In my boyhood the champ was Roscoe Tanner, who could serve at 120 mph with an old-fashioned wood racquet. My favorite servers of all time are Pete Sampras (great but also reliable) and Andy Roddick, who had one of the most interesting service techniques ever. Unique and very repeatable. Roddick’s serve is like Kareem’s skyhook, devastating when they did it but basically not able to be copied by anyone else.

[@DavidCubie1]

whats the point of slowmotion? to show us how fast the serve was? in slowmo? XD

[@zackcarter6360]

video starts at 1:30

[@Red-Red-Red-Red]

6:14 - Haha the ball boy slipped.

[@tonymurphy9795]

Notice that all of the serves are down the middle. There could have been faster serves out wide but the speed gun wouold have recorded them as slower.

[@Penguinecek]

omg those camera footages like from Nokia 6300

[@KaruesellHQ]

You know it

[@pradeepkumar-vm5ue]

Colin Dibley served > 145 MPH with wooden rackets. Roscoe tanner , Greg Rusedski ,Mark Philopusses all served fast . If Colin Dibley served with to days ighter racket how fast it would be ? But they dependent only on their serve and they won less tournaments . But great serving palyers like Sampras won many tournaments and is considered to be one of the greatest serving tennis palyer or may be the greatest .

[@matthewburgar2626]

Raonic's was 155.3 to be exact. Roddick's was 155 even.

[@AGAU1022]

The radar guns are nowhere near that accurate. Some of these records are probably off by at least 10 mph.

[@vitorholmo]

Groth's serve was 263 km/h*

[@AGAU1022]

Almost all are probably radar errors, as they are about 10 mph faster than that same person's second fastest serve & some don't even look close to that speed.

[@rmcreativehome7089]

Just watching first minute of this, Andy had faster serve playing with Nadal!

[@faedollin5421]

Are you from the Czech Republic 🇨🇿

[@takigan]

If Roddick hit 240kph in 2005 (2003?) and Dent hit 240kph in 2010, then Roddick would be #9 and Dent #10 (not the other way around) since the earlier record breaker takes the higher ranking. Same with the other tied records.

[@toonsoffun5733]

A poorly placed fast serve is easier to return compared to a fast ball. Note it’s nearly impossible to return a fast serve if it is close to the T.

[@stevesteve788]

Top tennis players, 10% ace rate. Top pitchers 35-40% k rate

[@toonsoffun5733]

@@stevesteve788 What’s your point?

[@stevesteve788]

@@toonsoffun5733 it's clearly harder to hit a pitch then a serve, hence the saying hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. The same is true for baseball, down the middle easier to hit, a painted fastball nearly impossible. Plus a racket is like 4 times wide as a bat

[@stevesteve788]

@@toonsoffun5733 I didn't see anyone mention statistics that show the difference, I posted it to few comments to see if any rebuddles

[@CanalDoPelpa]

"Só pedradas" kkkkkk

[@lunaeclipse5768]

rybakina has 189mph in au open, i could be wrong tho.

[@AGAU1022]

If so it was a radar error. She's a great server but that's never been done by any man or woman.

[@Winston_Smith676]

1:41 start

[@Mooshimoca]

How did only 2 people talk about the audio only being in the left ear, like is unbearable to watch.

[@formeyousee]

The slowest service game today is by Walmart when you're standing in their return lines.

[@kudzem]

Video starts 1:30

[@harshbhosale8720]

Thanks

[@mikethebeginner]

Your No. 4 is not a serve-it’s a fault. I would argue it doesn’t belong on this list. To be a serve it has to actually function as a serve. How fast you can smash it into the net is a different contest.

[@chucker625]

Hitting a Tennis ball vs a Baseball isn't even an argument. The court is 27 x 78. The serve is diagonal and served / returned from behind the OB line but let's just leave the dimensions as they are... That gives you roughly 82.5 feet of travel AFTER a bounce. The bounce itself slows the ball down considerably and your return strike happens when the ball is on an upward plane. You are hitting a round, compressible ball with a LIGHTWEIGHT and FLAT racket that has an impact surface SEVERAL times bigger than than the ball. Not saying it is easy but.... A 90+ MPH fastball is thrown from 60.5 feet (but most pitchers throwing 90+ are over 6 feet tall so the release point is more like 56 feet). The ball does NOT bounce first so it is coming at you on a downward plane (our eyes are better at judging something on than way 'up' than they are at judging something on the way 'down'). You are hitting an incompressible ball (relative to a tennis ball) with a HEAVY and ROUND bat that is roughly the same diameter as the ball being thrown at you. Plus, if you are facing a pitcher that throws 90+, odds are he has a couple other pitches you need to look out for and react to accordingly. Even if you KNOW a fastball is coming, it takes FAR more coordination and skill to hit it flush. But if you want to test the theory, let's have the best tennis players in the world try to hit a 90 mph fastball and the best baseball players in the world try to return a 140 mph serve. I bet you a buck I know who wins.

[@KaruesellHQ]

I’d love to see that happening! Hopefully one day we get big enough to get some of the top guys to test it out. I appreciate the thoughtfulness on your comment - I’m sure returning a pitch must be incredibly hard!

[@chucker625]

@@KaruesellHQ I was going to add a big 'however' but it was already long enough... So here it is... HOWEVER... A hitter in baseball needs to properly time ONE swing and gets THREE tries. He gets as much time as he needs between swings and he not required to swing at every offering. A tennis player does not have this luxury. They get ONE chance to return a serve and MUST attempt to play it even if it is not 'in their wheelhouse'. They are two very different sports with very different physical requirements both offering advantages and disadvantages. So, my final thought is this.... A baseball player has a higher chance of returning a serve than a tennis player has at hitting a baseball. BUT... A tennis player will hit a homerun before a baseball player wins a match.

[@davidedwards4720]

But, and it’s a huge but, the baseball is thrown right to the hitter. No need to react to which side it is going to. No need to lunge in that direction. In the video Agassi easily returned a fast serve because it was delivered directly to his strike zone. Similar to a baseball pitch. Although a racquet is bigger than a bat the sweet spot is surprisingly small and an off center hit of a very fast serve will likely just spin the racquet in the player’s hand.

[@michaelbarrett27]

Baseball also has an enforced, highly limited strike zone that is necessarily within the immediate reach of the batter. The batter doesn't have to run down a 90 mph pitch at a highly variable height off a sometimes unpredictable bounce 7+ feet away from the plate... AND then get the ball to land on a strategic spot inside a court smaller than the interior of a baseball diamond... AND then be ready for that ball to come back again and have to run it down again. So... there's that. Also, a 140+ mph serve is STILL traveling pretty damn fast after the bounce-especially on grass. So, there's that, too.

[@patrickohennesy6539]

cut the intro too long

[@KaruesellHQ]

Feel free to skip it!

[@dr-gorgo]

4:48 Kamke doesn't know what's going on because we can only count in metric system,. lol

[@bgcreations6995]

6:18 Wow.

[@__last]

How can you tell the 155 one was roddick, dude literally looks like a pixel

[@naveedchaudary3432]

Sampras Hasnt got as Fast serve but he was consistent in his serving thats why he was difficult to break ... While guys Like isner , roddick r way faster than Sampras but Sampras is consistent

[@seruresto1386]

Sampras played his prime in an era where the guns picked the speed up later. A tennis serve reached maximum speed some time before it crosses the net, in Pete's early days they were recording the speed after it crossed the net. So Pete was somewhat slower that those guys, but as big a gulf as it appears on paper. An example, in his playing Goran's fastest serve clocked at 136. Years after when he was retired, a few shoulder surgeries, in an exhibition he hit several serves in the 142-145 range. A bum shoulder 40+ year old Goran clearly hadn't gained speed, it was the ball being clocked at it's fastest point.

[@davidgoldman5392]

His placement was out of this world

[@petran79]

Greg Rozedski used to hold the record too with 150mph. I read Djokovic also reached 250kh/h.

[@felixy23]

@@bengray5013 for nole's fanboys every videos must include novak in it, I guess overhead too 😁

[@taow2064]

Like you guys a lot! Need to attract more subscribers ~

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you Tao!

[@ObiWon1089]

Pinpoint or Platform- what y’all think??

[@KaruesellHQ]

Personally I think platform is way better for most people. Easier to explode up, one less moving part. Pinpoint is great for tall players

[@sgucci8012]

The last one should be 262km/h.

[@IIIAnchani]

1:30 skip the talk

[@evanlorezca6329]

You sound like you're from the Midwest. Chicago?

[@KaruesellHQ]

I’m actually from Brazil!

[@senfumastevens3076]

Hi brother Evan hope you are doing well and I call you upon to get involved in our music school foundation.

[@linuspaul3617]

Fastest tennis serve doesn't mean shit. Not that Im a professional or anything, but its much easier to return a big flat one compared to hard slider or high bouncing kick. I'll rather return flat one because the opponent gets predictable with flat one and block it back.The more spin, the harder it is.

[@avril-_-.]

not exactly mate. It's a lot harder to return a serve in less time. even a couple milliseconds can make a huge difference. I agree with you that they are predicitable but if youre playing against a smart opponent theyll just move the flat serve around the service box and maybe hit it down the T instead of out wide, which you can only anticipate right before they actually strike the ball. Spin however will almost always go towards the same direction and will go down the T on one side, and out wide on the other. They're also a lot slower which just creates oppertunity to punish off of. I'm not trynna argue or disprove your point at all just giving my insight. everyone is different and while you might prefer to return a flat ball, I'd prefer to return against someone who hits spin.

[@ColeYote]

Not sure if I can accept #8 given it was a net. Credit to Agassi for being the only successful return in the video.

[@ZBritt92]

David Ferrer got it back and deep.

[@GoldAndSilver988]

Back in the day, Roscoe Tanner hit 153mph using only a rather plain racket before all the technological advances.

[@laceytanner8667]

only a tanner could

[@davidgc6794]

And how many GS with those players combined? Just one, Roddick. To be among the best servers in the world does not make you a good player.

[@STBR247]

I think it even has adverse affects. Big servers are most often big men. Big men traditionally don’t beat the elite players.

[@daniels.8917]

True, but everyone loves to see a 250 kmph monster of an ace.

[@felixy23]

Roddick, Federer, Sampras are not a big man

[@rsinghal17]

So Isner's 157mph is 253kph and Sam's 163mph is also 253kph. Nice math!!

[@KaruesellHQ]

It was a typo my friend. Thanks for spotting it

[@karimslimani6423]

Hello my informations about baseball are not that much .do you think that a baseball ball can reach 163 m h or 263 k h .

[@KaruesellHQ]

No, it doesn’t get that fast. The fastest baseball was thrown at 105 mph

[@karimslimani6423]

@@KaruesellHQ not really fast .what do you think about tomorrow final Djokovic vs nadal .who will be the winner

[@KaruesellHQ]

It’s very hard to choose as it comes down to who is playing better on the day. But if I (Gui) had to put my money on someone, I would say Rafa wins. You just can’t bet against someone who’s won the tournament 12 times

[@karimslimani6423]

@@KaruesellHQ you were absolutely right .what made the difference today ?

[@gavlatennis2824]

0:09 he's standing inside the baseline. Looks like he's just hamming it up for camera, as no serious tennis player would stand there.

[@franklu9287]

You know who Jamie fox is don't you? xD

[@looseme2000]

No 1 isnt Sam Roth in video

[@Sonsaku92]

Taylor dent one looks thé faster of all

[@minisurfbanana]

My high is 107🤷‍♂️

[@bensmith522]

Tennis is much harder to return serve.

[@z.o.e3023]

what are the fastest serving records for wom...i mean people with uteruses

[@mountaineersportsandgaming2688]

I play tennis and baseball and I can tell you it is harder to hit a serve return. That’s just my opinion though. I have played both sports for years.

[@Radnally]

Goran?

[@KaruesellHQ]

He was a great server, but didn’t make it into the top 10 fastest serves

[@entrace1]

Some day we will get a new record serve. And the camera that recorded it, will be the worst possible camera from 60's.

[@justinsaehoon]

Canadian?

[@KaruesellHQ]

Me? No, Brazilian

[@drbonesshow1]

These radar readings should be corrected for the cosine of the angle relationship with the Doppler-shift. In other words, the closer the ball is to the T in the service box the more accurate the reading the more diagonal the serve (i.e., away from the T) the less accurate the reading. Quite simply the more diagonal reading would be slightly higher in mph. For example, Roddick, Raonic, Isner and Dent serve strictly up the T, so no correction. Whereas Groth's serve was along the diagonal and would actually measure higher in mph with the correction. This analysis assumes that the radar guns are located across from each other along the line of the T.

[@VinsUplifting]

I have been keeping an eye on serve speed for the last 20 years and i can tell you beyond any doubts the correction due to the angle is taken into account, actually sometimes the correction is too generous as i have seen them having higher figures serving out wide than down the tee. Serve speed increased at Wimbledon 2004 by about 5 mph due to speed gun technology.

[@drbonesshow1]

@@VinsUplifting Next time, use both eyes.

[@prashantkumarchoudhary6124]

@@drbonesshow1 lol and borrow someome else's too 😀😀😀

[@anomad6314]

anything above 130mph is disgusting