American Isner holds all the aces - 13,729 and counting
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 [July 02, 2022]
LONDON (Reuters) - American John Isner
broke the all-time record for serving aces on Friday early in his
Wimbledon third-round match against Italian youngster Jannik Sinner.
Needing five aces to beat Ivo Karlovic's leading mark of 13,728, the
37-year-old Isner sent three hurtling past Sinner in the first game
and three more in the second.
The record-breaking delivery was clocked at 130mph.
Isner, who stands six foot 10, served 36 while knocking out twice
former champion Andy Murray in the previous round after which he
spoke of his pride at being in a position to overtake Karlovic.
"It's actually really cool. It's something I'm really proud of,"
Isner said. "I will be the all-time leader. I'll keep playing, keep
adding to my total... I don't know if (the record) will get broken.
I could be up there for a long time."
The ATP began record-keeping in 1991.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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John Isner (USA) returns a shot during his second round match
against Andy Murray (GBR) on day three at All England Lawn Tennis
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