For Gauff it was the fastest serve of his career, at the US Open only Venus Williams (2009) and Alycia Parks (2021) have served with higher speed so far.
Both managed 129 miles or 207.6 km/h.
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Gauff was only slightly below. “It didn’t feel like I hit him that hard,” admitted the top talent.
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