Who are the heaviest hitters in men’s tennis? Tennis Australia’s Game Insight Group (GIG) crunched the numbers from the last three years at the Australian Open to determine which players have the biggest forehands and backhands in the game.
The Top 5 heaviest forehands
| Name | Avge MPH | Avge KPH |
| Lukas Rosol | 81.55 | 131.06 |
| Andrey Kuznetsov | 81.21 | 130.51 |
| Leonardo Mayer | 80.31 | 129.06 |
| Stan Wawrinka | 80.16 | 128.82 |
| Dominic Thiem | 80.15 | 128.81 |
The Top 5 heaviest backhands
| Name | Avge MPH | Avge KPH |
| Ernests Gulbis | 75.68 | 121.63 |
| Andrey Kuznetsov | 75.61 | 121.52 |
| Stan Wawrinka | 75.18 | 120.83 |
| Fernando Verdasco | 74.54 | 119.80 |
| Kei Nishikori | 74.20 | 119.06 |
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