If you’ve ever picked up a tennis racket and attempted to serve against an opponent, you’ll know just how hard a skill it is.

Former tennis player and sports scientist Mark Kovacs has dedicated years to researching the biomechanics behind a tennis serve.

If you’ve ever picked up a tennis racket and attempted to serve against an opponent, you’ll know just how hard a skill it is.

The secrets behind the world’s fastest tennis serves Mike Hewitt/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard produced the biggest serve in Wimbledon history this year.

American tennis star and U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz returned a record-setting 153 mph serve off Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Wimbledon, going on to win the match.