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Milos Raonic Hits Fastest Wimbledon Serve at 144mph
Milos Raonic hit the fastest serve of this year's Wimbledon on Friday when he clocked 144mph (231.7km/h) in his semi-final against Roger Federer
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: July 08, 2016 07:58 pm IST
Read Time: 1 min
Milos Raonic is bidding to become the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final.© AFP
Highlights
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Raonic clocked 144mph (231.7km/h) in a serve during his Wimbledon SF
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It was the fastest serve of this year's Wimbledon
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Sam Groth holds the record for fastest serve ever - 163 mph (263.4km/h)
London:
Milos Raonic, Canadian sixth seed, hit the fastest serve of this year's Wimbledon on Friday when he clocked 144mph (231.7km/h) in his semi-final against Roger Federer.
Raonic unleashed the rocket in the first set on Centre Court against the seven-time champion on his way to pocketing the opener, 6-3.
Australia's Sam Groth holds the record for the fastest serve ever hit, clocking 163 mph (263.4km/h) at a second-tier Challenger event in Busan, South Korea in May 2012.
Raonic, 25, is bidding to become the first Canadian man to reach a Grand Slam final.
Topics mentioned in this article
Milos Raonic
Roger Federer
Tennis
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