How long does a tennis ball take to hit the ground after its served?

Question

How long does a tennis ball take to hit the ground after its served?

Answer 1

It all depends on how hard you can hit the ball over the net and whether you put top spin on it. There are alot of factors that can change the outcome of the timing, i would think around half a second would be a decent time.

Answer 2

it really depends on how high, how fast the ball goes and where it lands in the box. wind is also a factor because it can push the ball so it goes faster.

Answer 3

seconds... depending on how fast...

Answer 4

Depends on how high it is hit, how fast etc.

Answer 5

Roddick's serve I believe gives the opponent a total reaction time of about 0.5 secs. So, to hit the ground I'd say 0.35-0.4 secs.

Answer 6

It depends on how many times or how hard its hit maybe about 30sec-5mins

Answer 7

You'll have to narrow this question down sir.

1. Is it a let?

2. What do you mean by "the ground", the court?  It might never hit the court. If it was my serve, it might wind up in the stands, or outside the stadium.

3. What is the speed of the ball?

4. What distance does the ball travel, including its curved path, if so?

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Answer 8

depends on hard you hit it and where you hit it but usually 1-2 seconds

Answer 9

Depends on how high it is hit.

Answer 10

idk...my BFF jill

Answer 11

has to be atleast a few seconds... i play tennis myself so you think i should know

Answer 12

lol@ magiacal... 5 minutes ....

Uhh andy roddick is like half a second...

I would guess for normal people it would be maybe 1 or 2 seconds

im not sure though :)