Wimbledon, England — The Frenchman Giovanni Mpetosi’s Gazette hit the fastest serve ever at Wimbledon on Monday, hitting 153 mph (246 kph) in the first round.
The 6-foot-8 MPETSHI Perication recorded a serve in the first set of his first round match against American Taylor Fritz, reaching another 151 mph.
The new mark breaks the previous record of 148 mph set by the American Taylor Dent in 2010. Serve chase began in 1991 at Wimbledon.
The first round match between the two men was postponed shortly after 10:20pm local time and tied together in two sets. Mpetshi Perricard won the first two sets 7-6 (8), 7-6 (10), while Fritz was levelled by getting the next two 6-4, 7-6 (6).
The decision to postpone the game until Tuesday was greeted with a boo from the court No. 1 crowd, and Fritz appeared to hope to continue the game.
Wimbledon has a local curfew at 11pm, and if you believe the referee may not finish on time, you can stop the match before that.
In addition to speed records, Mpetshi Perricard offered 33 aces against Fritz.
World No. 36 Mpetshi Perricard surpassed Wimbledon service speeds at 140 mph in 2024. American Ben Shelton was first recorded at 153 mph last year, but his serve was later fixed to 132 mph due to a malfunction in pursuit.
