{"id":46907,"date":"2025-04-24T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/46907\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T15:16:08","slug":"joao-fonseca-claims-current-atp-player-has-the-greatest-serve-of-all-time-in-tennis-and-hes-not-even-ranked-in-the-top-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/46907\/","title":{"rendered":"Joao Fonseca claims current ATP player has the greatest serve of all time in tennis and he’s not even ranked in the top 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Joao Fonseca has taken the ATP Tour by storm in recent times, with the Madrid Open now next on his agenda.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fonseca played Grigor Dimitrov in a practice match<\/a> ahead of the 2025 Madrid Open<\/a>, the latest ATP<\/a> Masters 1000 tournament in the calendar.<\/p>\n

Brazilian star Fonseca<\/a> takes on qualifier Elmer Moller in the first round, with the winner set to play 11th seed Tommy Paul.<\/p>\n

Fonseca wants to play Novak Djokovic<\/a> at Grand Slams, with the former already looking ahead to his French Open debut.<\/p>\n

It arrives next in the Grand Slam schedule, with the 18-year-old having reached the second round of the Australian Open on his major debut.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by MARTIN KEEP\/AFP via Getty ImagesJoao Fonseca picks Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard\u2019s serve as he builds his perfect player<\/p>\n

And many of his tennis idols have now seemingly emerged ahead of the Madrid Open, with Fonseca having been tasked by ESPN Brasil to build his perfect player.<\/p>\n

He picked Juan Martin del Potro for forehand and Djokovic for backhand, with Roger Federer chosen for both volley and slice.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Joao Fonseca pinpoints the round he is aiming to reach at the French Open this year as he states his main goal<\/a><\/p>\n

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/a> was picked for his serve, with Rafael Nadal selected for both movement and mentality.<\/p>\n\nSkill<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nATP rank\/status<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nForehand<\/td>\nJuan Martin del Potro<\/td>\nRetired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBackhand<\/td>\nNovak Djokovic<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nVolley<\/td>\nRoger Federer<\/td>\nRetired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSlice<\/td>\nRoger Federer<\/td>\nRetired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nServe<\/td>\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMovement<\/td>\nRafael Nadal<\/td>\nRetired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMentality<\/td>\nRafael Nadal<\/td>\nRetired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Joao Fonseca\u2019s perfect tennis playerWhere does Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard rank among ATP serve leaders?<\/p>\n

Perricard another to have enjoyed a rapid rise in recent times, with his serve particularly catching the eye.<\/p>\n

But the Frenchman has already suffered defeat at the Madrid Open, losing his meeting with Mariano Navone.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Daniil Medvedev suggests how to combat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard\u2019s big serve after beating him in Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n

The 21-year-old recently dropped three places to 37th in the ATP rankings, having endured a tricky start to the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

But Fonseca is certainly well-versed about his current rivals, with Perricard sitting at the very top of the ATP serve leaders list.<\/p>\n\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nServe rating<\/strong><\/td>\n% 1st serve<\/strong><\/td>\n% 1st serve points won<\/strong><\/td>\n% 2nd serve points won<\/strong><\/td>\n% service games won<\/strong><\/td>\nAvg. aces\/match<\/strong><\/td>\nAvg. double faults\/match<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nGiovanni Mpetshi Perricard<\/td>\n299.6<\/td>\n65.0%<\/td>\n78.7%<\/td>\n54.0%<\/td>\n89.6%<\/td>\n17.5<\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nMatteo Berrettini<\/td>\n298.7<\/td>\n68.8%<\/td>\n77.5%<\/td>\n53.9%<\/td>\n89.4%<\/td>\n10.6<\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nAlexander Zverev<\/td>\n297.2<\/td>\n69.6%<\/td>\n77.2%<\/td>\n54.3%<\/td>\n89.3%<\/td>\n9.3<\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nTaylor Fritz<\/td>\n296.6<\/td>\n63.5%<\/td>\n79.3%<\/td>\n55.4%<\/td>\n89.6%<\/td>\n10.6<\/td>\n1.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\n296.2<\/td>\n61.1%<\/td>\n79.5%<\/td>\n58.0%<\/td>\n91.1%<\/td>\n8.5<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

ATP serve leaders (ATP Tour stats<\/a>)<\/p>\n

He is behind only world number one Jannik Sinner for percentage service games won, with his figure of 89.6% just behind the Italian\u2019s 91.1%.<\/p>\n

But Perricard is ahead of the pack for his average aces per match figure, which currently sits at a stunning 17.5, although his 5.2 average double faults per match figure ranks third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joao Fonseca has taken the ATP Tour by storm in recent times, with the Madrid Open now next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4105],"tags":[4294,25760,25761,79,1068,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-46907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-atp","9":"tag-giovanni-mpetshi-perricard","10":"tag-joao-fonseca","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114393606435446153","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}