Johannsson eyes another comeback in Stockholm

Former world No. 9 Joachim Johansson will attempt a miniature comeback next week in the pre-qualifying tournament held by the Intrum Stockholm Open.

Johannsson, or “Pim Pim”, also came out of retirement for the same tournament in 2013. The 37-year-old advanced all the way through qualifying and won his first-round match against Alejandro Falla 6-1, 6-3 before losing to Milos Raonic in the second round.

Aided by a monster serve, the Swede temporarily held the record for the most aces in a singles match after firing 51 dingers against Andre Agassi at the 2005 Australian Open. Ivo Karlovic broke the record a few months later at the French Open against Lleyton Hewitt.

Johansson's serve still looks pretty unreturnable.

If you have ever played a big server indoors on a fast court, like at the Stockholm Open, you know there is very little margin for error.

If the Johansson serves well, he could make some noise again like he did in 2013. He'll be facing some stiff competition including Bjorn Borg's son Leo. Leo, 21 years Johansson's junior, is also attempting to qualify.