Article 76NTJ Wimbledon guests chance their arm against robot mimicking stars’ serves

Wimbledon guests chance their arm against robot mimicking stars’ serves

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Rachel Hall
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Tournament's serving machine can deliver balls in the style of anyone from John McEnroe to Elina Svitolina

Could you return Emma Raducanu's 110mph serve, or receive a 145mph stroke from Andy Murray? What about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard's 153mph torpedo, which broke Wimbledon records last year?

This year's tournament attenders have had the opportunity to try their luck on court, facing off against a robotic serving machine rather than their tennis heroes.

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