Canada’s Milos Raonic recorded the third-fastest serve in Wimbledon history as he held off a gutsy fightback from the veteran German Tommy Haas to reach the third round on Wednesday.
The No7 seed, a semi-finalist here last year, registered 145mph on the speed gun and hit 29 aces, but had to fight hard in the end for his 6-0, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 victory over the 37-year-old, the oldest man in the draw.
The quickest serve at Wimbledon was by Taylor Dent at 148mph in 2010, with Andy Roddick’s 146mph effort from 2004 the second fastest.