160-mph-tennis-serve

id: title: Why It’s Almost Impossible to Hit a 160 MPH Tennis Serve slug: 160-mph-tennis-serve date: 2019-07-13 9:59:00 AM format: Video url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAb3NFcyMCQ duration: 16:29

The titular question doesn’t get answered, but this is an interesting breakdown of a tennis serve. The record serve is 163mph, and there’s a seven-footer on the tour who can serve downhill in a straight line and still get the ball over the net.