10 FUN FACTS ABOUT TENNIS · 2021. 2. 17. · 10 FUN FACTS ABOUT TENNIS . Fact 1: Yellow tennis...
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10 FUN FACTS ABOUT TENNIS
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Fact 1: Yellow tennis balls were used at Wimbledon for the first time in 1986.
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Fact 2: The fastest server in the women's tennis was done by Venus Williams who recorded a serve of 205 km/h.
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Fact 3: Henry "Bunny" Austin was the first player to wear shorts at Wimbledon in 1932.
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Fact 4: Every year, 24 tons of Kent strawberries are ordered for the Championships at Wimbledon.
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Fact 5: Wimbledon is the only major tennis tournament still played on grass.
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Fact 6: Margaret Smith Court holds the record with 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
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Fact 7: The first women to play in the Wimbledon tournament wore full length dresses.
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Fact 8: The game of tennis comes from Great Britain.
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Fact 9: Venus and Serena Williams became the first set of sisters to ever win Olympic gold medals in tennis.
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Fact 10: The first African American to win the US open was Arthur Ashe.