French 21-year-old tennis player Mpetsi Perricard broke the record for the speed of a serve at the Wimbledon tournament.
"Report" reports that the press service of the "ATP tour" has released information about this.
The speed of the ball during his serve in the match against Taylor Fritz (USA) was 246 km/h. The previous record belonged to American tennis player Taylor Dent - 238 km/h. He achieved this in 2010.
It should be noted that M. Perricard is ranked 36th. He has won 2 victories in tournaments held under the flag of the organization. The tennis player's best result was reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 2024.