Australian Open ball boy takes 121 mph serve to the groin

Chris Littmann

Australian Open ball boy takes 121 mph serve to the groin image

It's a story as old as time. The reason why this "Simpsons" clip is a classic. The sports ball straight to the groin.

Today, our latest incident comes from the Australian Open and one unfortunate ball boy.

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Feliciano Lopez with the serve. Wait ... can someone please go check on that young man?

Oh no.

Let's run back the tape.

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Wait, how fast was that?

/Quickly converts. ... Yup, that's 121 mph. A valiant effort to try and play through it, but taking a knee was the right move.

Watch the serve, in full, below.

(Source: FTW)

Chris Littmann