At 21, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is already delivering headline-grabbing performances. The rising star of French tennis may not have gone past the round of 16 in Grand Slams, but his booming serves continue to send shivers down the spine of many a top player.
On Wednesday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, it was Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, who found himself facing the scorching serves from the six-foot-eight Perricard, some of which clocked 235 kmph.
