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10 Fun Facts About Tennis

This document lists 10 fun facts about the game of tennis and some notable tournaments and players. Some of the facts include that yellow balls were first used at Wimbledon in 1986, Venus Williams holds the fastest recorded women's serve at 205 km/h, Wimbledon is the only major tournament still played on grass, and Margaret Smith Court has the record for most Grand Slam singles titles with 24.

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10 Fun Facts About Tennis

This document lists 10 fun facts about the game of tennis and some notable tournaments and players. Some of the facts include that yellow balls were first used at Wimbledon in 1986, Venus Williams holds the fastest recorded women's serve at 205 km/h, Wimbledon is the only major tournament still played on grass, and Margaret Smith Court has the record for most Grand Slam singles titles with 24.

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10 FUN FACTS ABOUT TENNIS

Fact 1: Yellow tennis balls were used at


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

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