Speed-of-Serve Radar

Speed of Serve Radar

How do you keep your eye on the ball when it’s travelling at 232 km/h?

For fans and players who need to know how serves measure up to Roddick’s record-breaker in 2006, IBM provided the Speed Serve Gun. Radar guns behind the server record the ball’s speed within inches of it leaving the racket. The information flashes onto courtside screens in under a second, reaching the official website and the world’s TV screens a second or two later. Immediate access to information like this is key to many organisations - but vital when everything hangs on a split second.

During the tournament, IBM produces more than 50 TV graphics that consolidate all sorts of data: scores and statistics, serve speed and direction…

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