Wimbledon
Mpetshi Perricard shatters Wimbledon serve speed record with 153 mph blast
Fritz successfully returns the record-breaking serve… and wins the point!
June 30, 2025
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Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard hits the fastest serve in Wimbledon history on Monday.
By ATP Staff
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard entered the Wimbledon record books on Monday when he struck the fastest serve in tournament history.
The 6’8” Frenchman hammered a 153 mph (246 km/h) laser against Taylor Fritz in the opening round of the grass-court major. Mpetshi Perricard’s heater was five miles per hour faster than the previous record, a 148 mph missile struck by American Taylor Dent in 2010, according to the Wimbledon Compendium.
There was no easing into the match for Mpetshi Perricard, World No. 36 in the PIF ATP Rankings. With the roof closed on Court No. 1, Mpetshi Perricard’s record-breaking serve came in the opening game at 30/0. Somehow, Fritz got a racquet on the body serve and chipped a forehand down the line, took control of the rally and won the point with a volley winner.
Mpetshi Perricard began the match by crushing a 149 mph serve, breaking Dent’s record right out of the gate. Not stopping there, the 21-year-old fired a 146 mph rocket at 15/0 and then turned up the heat even more to make history on the following point.
The two-time tour-level titlist took a two-sets lead over Fritz, averaging a 141 mph (227 km/h) on his first serve and 124 mph (201 km/h) on his second serve. It is Fritz and Mpetshi Perricard’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.
