Maxime Cressy with the slowest ace in tennis history?
Maxime Cressy (ATP No. 72) caused a sensation at the Masters tournament in Indian Wells with a completely unsuccessful serve.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit:
Mar 11, 2022, 12:06 pm
Tricked with the string - and hit with the frame! And it doesn't get any crazier.
Maxime Cressy is well known as a strong server, but such a maneuver has probably never happened to him. Cressy served against Christopher Eubanks in his first-round game in Indian Wells, but only grazed the ball with the racquet head. The ball received so much backwards spin that it sailed vertically into the field behind the net and bounced away for Eubanks, unable to be turned. A brilliant serve stop!
Result: Ace for Cressy, at just under 41.8 km/h (26 mph).
Cressy: An ace at 41.8 km/h
Cressy is likely to have fabricated what is probably the slowest ace in tennis history. Because even an impact from below has more steam.
It's also quite possible that the wind played a role: Because it was really raging on Thursday in Indian Wells, and Cressy probably blew the ball that was thrown up.
In any case, the spin of Cressy's ass is unique - and absolutely beautiful!
#IMG2#
Sam Groth with the fastest serve ever
Oh yeah, who actually holds the record for the fastest serve in tennis? Officially, this is the Australian Sam Groth , whose serve was measured at 263 km/h at the Busan Challenger in 2012 - even if the record is criticized due to the measurement technology.
At tour level, John Isner is ahead: in 2016 at the Davis Cup, he served at 253 km/h into the opposing field.
And Reily Opelka holds the record for the fastest second serve at 233 km/h.
Sabine Lisicki with the fastest serve for women
Sabine Lisicki , who served at Stanford in 2014 at 210.8 km/h (131 mp/h), leads the women's race.
Which record is more likely to be broken - Groth's or Cressy's? We are excited!