Wimbledon guests chance their arm against robot mimicking stars’ serves

One punter managed to return a simulated serve from John McEnroe (pictured here in the 1980 men’s final) but couldn’t get near Elina Svitolina’s. Photograph: Steve Powell/Getty Images

Could you return Emma Raducanu’s 110mph serve, or receive a 145mph stroke from Andy Murray? What about Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard’s 153mph torpedo, which broke Wimbledon records last year?

This year’s tournament attenders have had the opportunity to try their luck on court, facing off against a robotic serving machine rather than their tennis heroes.