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Roddick breaks record for fastest serve
Andy Roddick set the record for fastest serve in a match by whipping one 150 mph Friday night in Davis Cup play.
The American did it in the eighth game of a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Stefan Koubek of Austria. Koubek actually got his racket on the record-setting serve, but he couldn't put the ball over the net.
Earlier, Roddick's second serve of the match also registered 150 mph on the courtside speed meter, but the ball landed out for a fault — which doesn't count as a record.
The U.S. Open champion broke the record of 149 mph that he shared with Greg Rusedski. Roddick hit a serve at that speed during a victory over Andre Agassi at the Queen's Club tournament in June. Rusedski set that standard in 1998.
Robby Ginepri beat Jurgen Melzer 6-7 (6), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in Friday's other match to help the United States take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five first-round series.
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