Sharapova's 1st Serve Speed?

Question

Has anyone clocked her?

I was going through some of the SI pictures of her yesterday and there was one shot of her 3/4 on...and it epitomizes power...I mean power at the level of Navratilova. I tell you what. I would NOT want to be on the receiving end of her 1st service. I mean, she's 6'2"...and she jump serves, fully extended...the ball has got to be coming straight down from about 7 1/2' or so in the air. Thoughts? I mean, Davenport's serve (as she is around 6' 4-1/2") come from higher up, but it doesn't have anything near the raw power.

Answer 1

I'd say about 105-110 mph. She can serve very well when she's serving well (?). Also, in this years Australian Open, Sharapova served didn't miss a serve for a whole set in one of her matches. THAT'S AMAZING!

Answer 2

If you look in the corner of the court there's a digital display thing that shows the speed that the tennis players have served... from what i can remember her serves were around the 95 m.p.h . mark so you're right, i wouldn't wanna be in the way of them lol

But in the men's tennis, players like Roddick and Nadel can serve the ball at speeds of up to 140mph

Answer 3

she serves really fast. I agree. She is like the Andy Roddick of the women's tour in terms of serving.