Tennis
Andy Roddick
2003 US Open champion and former world number one
4 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.
Andy Roddick Serve speed
Andy Roddick's recorded Serve speed is 155 mph. Performance date: 2004-09-24. Age at the time: 22. This was a competition result. The source at tennis-x.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.
Davis Cup semifinal against Vladimir Voltchkov · Final service game against Vladimir Voltchkov
Source quote and limits
“a record 155 mph serve”
The article is dated Friday, 24 September 2004, and describes the match that day. The source says this Davis Cup radar gun differed from the ATP and Grand Slam equipment.
| Date | Competition / season and method | Value | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-09-24age 22 | Davis Cup semifinal against Vladimir VoltchkovTennis serve speed | 155 | mph | tennis-x.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2004-09-24. Roddick Smacks Voltchkov With a Record 155mph Serve Final service game against Vladimir Voltchkov “a record 155 mph serve” The article is dated Friday, 24 September 2004, and describes the match that day. The source says this Davis Cup radar gun differed from the ATP and Grand Slam equipment. |
| 2004-06age 21 | Queen’s Club tournamentTennis serve speed | 153 | mph | tennis-x.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2004-06. Roddick Smacks Voltchkov With a Record 155mph Serve Earlier Queen’s Club fastest serve “his own mark of 153 mph” The September 2004 article explicitly dates the earlier Queen’s Club mark to June of that year. The day is not stated in this source. |
| 2004-04-11age 21 | Davis Cup quarterfinal against Jonas BjorkmanTennis serve speed | 152 | mph | latimes.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2004-04-11. Roddick Clocks Swedes With a 152-MPH Serve Match-point serve against Jonas Bjorkman “152 mph.” The Monday, 12 April report dates the match to Sunday, 11 April 2004. This serve occurred on match point. |
| 2004-04-11age 21 | Davis Cup quarterfinal against Jonas BjorkmanTennis serve speed | 150 | mph | latimes.commedium confidenceEvidenceNews report; Competition; performance date 2004-04-11. Roddick Clocks Swedes With a 152-MPH Serve Earlier serve in the final game against Bjorkman “a 150-mph blast” The Monday, 12 April report dates the match to Sunday, 11 April 2004. This earlier serve in the final game preceded the 152 mph match-point serve. |
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