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[[File:J isner.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[John Isner]] holds the record for most aces in a professional tennis match]] |
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On June 23, 2010 in the [[2010 Wimbledon]] first round, [[John Isner]] hit 113 aces in a [[Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships|match]] against [[Nicolas Mahut]], who himself hit 103 aces, by virtue of it being the longest match of tennis ever played in terms of both time taken (11 hours 5 minutes) and number of games. The match was played over 3 days with two delays due to loss of light as the match went into the evening. |
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In the [[2009 Wimbledon]] final [[Roger Federer]] hit 50 aces in a 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14 win over [[Andy Roddick]], one short of the Wimbledon record at the time, and 63 short of the current record.<ref>http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2009/07/05/ap/headlines/d998fvjg0.txt</ref> |
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The record for most aces in a tournament is held by [[Goran Ivanišević]] who hit 212 aces en route to winning Wimbledon in 2001. |
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! # !! Aces !! Player !! W/L !! Opponent !! Rnd !! Year !! Event !! Sets |
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| 1. || 113 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]] || W || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Mahut]] || 1R || 2010 || Wimbledon || 5 |
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| 2. || 103 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Mahut]] || L || {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Isner]] || 1R || 2010 || Wimbledon || 5 |
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| 3. || 78 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || L || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Radek Štěpánek]] || SF || 2009 || Davis Cup || 5 |
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| 4. || 55 [http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/stats/day6/1004ms.html] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || L || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lleyton Hewitt]] || 1R || 2009 || Roland Garros || 5 |
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| 5.|| 51 [http://www.atpworldtour.com/3/en/vault/popMatchStats.asp?sd=Singles%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&trnnum=540&trnyear=2005&rnd=1&plyr=B570] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || L || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Daniele Bracciali]] || 1R || 2005 || Wimbledon || 5 |
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| 5. || 51 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joachim Johansson]] || L || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Agassi]] || 4R || 2005 || Australian Open || 4 |
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| 7. || 50 || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] || W || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Roddick]] || F || 2009 || Wimbledon || 5 |
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| 7. || 50 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Guccione]] || W || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olivier Patience]] || q1 || 2005 || Wimbledon || 3 |
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| 9. || 49 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Richard Krajicek]] || L || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yevgeny Kafelnikov]] || QF || 1999 || US Open || 5 |
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| 10. || 48 || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || L || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivan Dodig]] || 1R || 2010 || Australian Open || 5 |
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| 11. || 47 <ref>http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/davis-cup-blake-squanders-two-set-lead-in-loss/</ref> || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Ivo Karlović]] || W || {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Blake]] || QF || 2009|| Davis Cup || 5 |
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The world record for most aces in a match is held by [[John Isner]], with 113 aces in a [[Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships|first round match]] against [[Nicolas Mahut]] at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships on June 22–24, 2010 (Mahut holds second place with 103 in the same match).<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5322284</ref><ref>http://2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day11/1160ms.html</ref> [[Ivo Karlović]] holds the third position, as he hit 78 aces<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Ivo-Karlovic.aspx Ivo Karlović], aptworldtour.com</ref> in a [[Davis Cup]] match on 18 September 2009. |
The world record for most aces in a match is held by [[John Isner]], with 113 aces in a [[Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships|first round match]] against [[Nicolas Mahut]] at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships on June 22–24, 2010 (Mahut holds second place with 103 in the same match).<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5322284</ref><ref>http://2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day11/1160ms.html</ref> [[Ivo Karlović]] holds the third position, as he hit 78 aces<ref>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Ivo-Karlovic.aspx Ivo Karlović], aptworldtour.com</ref> in a [[Davis Cup]] match on 18 September 2009. |
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Revision as of 12:05, 8 December 2011
Template:Tennis shots In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point.[1]
In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement (usually in the far corners of the service box).[2]
The most common placement of an ace is a hard flat serve to either the middle or the corner of the service box, or a spin serve out wide such as a slice serve to the deuce court for right-handed servers, or a kick serve, also known as a topspin serve, to the ad court for right-handed servers.
Records
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/J_isner.jpg/200px-J_isner.jpg)
On June 23, 2010 in the 2010 Wimbledon first round, John Isner hit 113 aces in a match against Nicolas Mahut, who himself hit 103 aces, by virtue of it being the longest match of tennis ever played in terms of both time taken (11 hours 5 minutes) and number of games. The match was played over 3 days with two delays due to loss of light as the match went into the evening.
In the 2009 Wimbledon final Roger Federer hit 50 aces in a 5-7, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 16-14 win over Andy Roddick, one short of the Wimbledon record at the time, and 63 short of the current record.[3]
The record for most aces in a tournament is held by Goran Ivanišević who hit 212 aces en route to winning Wimbledon in 2001.
# | Aces | Player | W/L | Opponent | Rnd | Year | Event | Sets |
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1. | 113 | ![]() |
W | ![]() |
1R | 2010 | Wimbledon | 5 |
2. | 103 | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
1R | 2010 | Wimbledon | 5 |
3. | 78 | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
SF | 2009 | Davis Cup | 5 |
4. | 55 [1] | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
1R | 2009 | Roland Garros | 5 |
5. | 51 [2] | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
1R | 2005 | Wimbledon | 5 |
5. | 51 | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
4R | 2005 | Australian Open | 4 |
7. | 50 | ![]() |
W | ![]() |
F | 2009 | Wimbledon | 5 |
7. | 50 | ![]() |
W | ![]() |
q1 | 2005 | Wimbledon | 3 |
9. | 49 | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
QF | 1999 | US Open | 5 |
10. | 48 | ![]() |
L | ![]() |
1R | 2010 | Australian Open | 5 |
11. | 47 [4] | ![]() |
W | ![]() |
QF | 2009 | Davis Cup | 5 |
The world record for most aces in a match is held by John Isner, with 113 aces in a first round match against Nicolas Mahut at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships on June 22–24, 2010 (Mahut holds second place with 103 in the same match).[5][6] Ivo Karlović holds the third position, as he hit 78 aces[7] in a Davis Cup match on 18 September 2009.
The Isner-Mahut match also holds several other Open Era records, including longest match, at over eleven hours in length, and most combined aces - 216 in total.
The record for the fastest ace is held by Ivo Karlović who served a 156 mph (~251 km/h) ace against Germany during the 2011 Davis Cup.[8]
At the 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Sam Querrey hit 10 consecutive aces when he defeated James Blake in a quarterfinal. This is believed to be an Open Era record.
Goran Ivanišević holds the record for most aces served in a year with 1477 in the 1996 season. He also holds the record for most career aces with 10,093.[citation needed]
In Woman's tennis, Venus Williams holds the record for the fastest ace by a woman at 130 mph in the 2008 Zurich tournament. Her sister Serena Williams holds the record for most number of aces in a tournament by a woman (89 aces at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships).
See also
References
- ^ ace - Definition from Dictionary.com.
- ^ TENNIS.com - Tip of the Week - December 19, 2005 - Your Second Serve
- ^ http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2009/07/05/ap/headlines/d998fvjg0.txt
- ^ http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/davis-cup-blake-squanders-two-set-lead-in-loss/
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/wimbledon10/news/story?id=5322284
- ^ http://2010.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day11/1160ms.html
- ^ Ivo Karlović, aptworldtour.com
- ^ YouTube - Andy Roddick - Fastest Serve Ever World Record