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Serve smarter: Improve toss, height, and technique

Build a more consistent tennis serve by refining your toss, controlling ball height, and improving overall serving technique ...

What happens inside a tennis player’s brain as they try to return a 148mph serve?

The fastest serve so far at this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships was struck by the Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante on the opening day. His serve of almost 148mph (238km/h) was still some way ...
The New York Times

Carlos Alcaraz wants to be a tennis serve bot. He has a long way to go

Every great tennis player has a weakness, especially in their early years. Roger Federer’s single-handed backhand, a work of art, was vulnerable when the ball bounced high. Rafael Nadal exploited that ...
Scientific American

Wimbledon 2026 opened with a 148-mph serve—here’s how tennis players’ brains track such fast balls

The fastest serve so far at this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships was struck by the Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante ...
The New York Times

In Wimbledon’s tennis paradise, serve should be king but the return reigns

Follow live coverage of the Wimbledon women’s singles final between Amanda Anisimova and Iga Swiatek THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Ben Shelton gets a lot of attention for his devastating serve. On ...
GQ

Can an Average Guy Return a Pro Tennis Serve at 120 MPH?

The average male pro tennis player serves their opponent at 125 MPH. On this episode of Above Average Joe, average guy Clay Skipper has exactly one calendar day to prove if he can return a serve from ...