Ace

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Biography

Blues balladeer Buddy Ace was known as "The Silver Fox of the Blues" during a touring and recording career that spanned four decades. Born in Jasper, TX, on November 11, 1936, he grew up in nearby Houston, influenced by artists like Lou Rawls, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Ivory Joe Hunter. Performing early on in gospel groups, including some with fellow singer Joe Tex, Ace shifted his focus from gospel to blues and R&B during the early '50s. During this time, he toured with the Bland and Junior Parker bands, eventually signing a record deal in 1955 with Duke/Peacock Records. In the mid-'60s, Ace scored several R&B hits, including "Nothing in the World Can Hurt Me (Except You)" and "Hold On (To This Fool)." Relocating to Los Angeles in 1970 and later to Oakland, he spent much of this period touring in and around the Bay Area. Ace continued to perform and record into the '90s with Don't Hurt No More and Silver Fox being issued in 1994. On December 26, 1994, Ace passed away in Waco, TX. ~ Tom Demalon, Rovi
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In tennis, an ace is a legal serve that is not touched by the receiver, winning the point.[1]

In professional tennis, aces are generally seen on a player's first serve, where the server can strike the ball with maximum force and take more chances with ball placement (usually in the far corners of the service box).[2]

The most common placement of an ace is a hard flat serve to either the middle or the corner of the service box, or a spin serve out wide such as a slice serve to the deuce court for right-handed servers, or a kick serve, also known as a topspin serve, to the ad court for right-handed servers.

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Records

Men

John Isner holds the record for most aces in a professional tennis match

On June 23, 2010 in the 2010 Wimbledon first round, John Isner hit 113 aces in a match against Nicolas Mahut, who himself hit 103 aces, by virtue of it being the longest match of tennis ever played in terms of both time taken (11 hours 5 minutes) and number of games.[3][4]

Ivo Karlović holds the third position, as he hit 78 aces[5] in a Davis Cup match on 18 September 2009.

The record for most aces in a tournament is held by Goran Ivanišević who hit 212 aces en route to winning Wimbledon in 2001. Goran Ivanišević holds the record for most aces served in a year with 1477 in the 1996 season. He also holds the record for most career aces with 10183.[citation needed]

The record for the fastest ace is jointly held by Andy Roddick and Milos Raonic, who both served aces measured at 155 mph. Roddick's came in a 2004 Davis Cup match against Belarus[6], and Raonic's came against Tobias Kamke in the 2012 SAP Open in San Jose[7]. Ivo Karlović served a 156 mph (~251 km/h)serve against Germany during the 2011 Davis Cup, however this was not an ace as the returner contacted the ball with his racket.[8]

At the 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, Sam Querrey hit 10 consecutive aces when he defeated James Blake in a quarterfinal. This is believed to be an Open Era record.

In the 2009 Wimbledon final Roger Federer hit 50 aces in a 5–7, 7–6 (6), 7–6 (5), 3–6, 16–14 win over Andy Roddick, the record for aces hit in a major final.[9]


# Aces Player W/L Opponent Rnd Year Event Sets
1. 113 United States John Isner W France Nicolas Mahut 1R 2010 Wimbledon 5
2. 103 France Nicolas Mahut L United States John Isner 1R 2010 Wimbledon 5
3. 78 Croatia Ivo Karlović L Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek SF 2009 Davis Cup 5
4. 55 [3] Croatia Ivo Karlović L Australia Lleyton Hewitt 1R 2009 Roland Garros 5
5. 51 [4] Croatia Ivo Karlović L Italy Daniele Bracciali 1R 2005 Wimbledon 5
5. 51 Sweden Joachim Johansson L United States Andre Agassi 4R 2005 Australian Open 4
7. 50 Switzerland Roger Federer W United States Andy Roddick F 2009 Wimbledon 5
7. 50 Australia Chris Guccione W France Olivier Patience q1 2005 Wimbledon 3
9. 49 Netherlands Richard Krajicek L Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov QF 1999 US Open 5
10. 48 Croatia Ivo Karlović L Croatia Ivan Dodig 1R 2010 Australian Open 5
11. 47 [10] Croatia Ivo Karlović W United States James Blake QF 2009 Davis Cup 5

Women

In Woman's tennis, Venus Williams holds the record for the fastest ace by a woman at 130 mph in the 2008 Zurich tournament.

Serena Williams holds the record for most number of aces in a tournament by a woman (89 aces at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships).

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