How fast is the fastest tennis serve?
263 km/hAbout 163 mph · Race
Sam Groth served at 263 km/h in 2012.
That's about 4.7 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🎾263 km/h
🏃a record mile
By speed: the fastest serve is about 10× faster than a record mile.
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