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Did You Know?15 Facts That Will Ace Your Tennis Knowledge

Ancient Origins: Forget video games, tennis goes back to the 12th century in France! Players whacked the ball with their hands, not fancy rackets.

Rules Aren't Set in Stone: Believe it or not, tennis wasn't always the same. Servers had to stay grounded until 1961, and tiebreaks only came in the 1970s!

Feathery Balls? No Way! Back then, tennis balls were stuffed with feathers and wrapped in cloth. Now, they're fancy felt-covered rubber and yellow for better TV viewing!

Courts for Singles and Doubles: Singles players get less space than doubles teams. Singles courts are 27 feet wide, while doubles courts are 36 feet.

Playing on History's Court: The oldest playable tennis court is at Hampton Court Palace in England, built in the 1500s! Imagine King Henry VIII playing there!

Inspired by Clocks? The scoring system might have come from clock faces! Each 15 points is like a quarter-hour tick, and "deuce" was added to avoid quick wins.

Yellow Balls for Everyone: Until 1986, Wimbledon stuck to white balls. Now, all tournaments use yellow for better visibility.

Fastest Serve Ever! Samuel Groth from Australia blasted a serve at 163 mph in 2012! That's like a tiny rocket!

Fastest Female Serve: Sabine Lisicki from Germany sent a serve rocketing at 131 mph in 2014! Talk about girl power!

Most Expensive Racket: A racket used by tennis legend Fred Perry sold for a whopping $37,724! Imagine buying a car for the price of a tennis racket!

Arthur Ashe: A Tennis Pioneer: He was the first black player to win Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. A true tennis hero!

Tennis Marathon: Players run about 3 miles during a two-set match! That's a lot of sprinting back and forth!

Calorie Burner Supreme: Playing tennis for an hour burns about 441 calories for a 160-pound person. Get fit while having fun!

Sisterly Olympics Gold: Venus and Serena Williams were the first sisters to win Olympic gold medals in tennis, doing it three times! Double the victory!

Wheelchair Tennis: Born in California: After an accident, Brad Parks started playing tennis from his wheelchair in 1976, and now it's a popular sport worldwide!

So, next time you watch tennis, remember these fun facts and impress your friends with your tennis knowledge!

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Get ready to be blown away! In 2012, Sam Groth rocked the tennis world with a mind-boggling serve at a jaw-dropping speed of 163 mph (263 km/h) during the Busan Open Challenger. That's right, this serve zoomed faster than a speeding bullet! 🚀 But here's a twist - even though it's the fastest ace ever recorded in men's tennis, the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) doesn't officially recognize speeds from Challenger events. So, it's an incredible, yet unofficial, record. Still, that doesn't make it any less awesome, does it? 🎾💨 Dive deeper into the world of speedy serves at The Racket Sports.

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🎾 Tennis Trivia: Did You Know? 🤔

Here are some fun facts to impress your friends with:

The Shortest Tennis Match in History lasted only 20 minutes! Susan Tutt defeated Marion Bandy in 1969 with a score of 6-0, 6-0.

The Fastest Serve ever recorded in tennis was hit by Sam Groth, clocking in at a whopping 163.7 mph (263.4 km/h) during a Challenger event in 2012.

Tennis Balls Weren’t Always Yellow: They were originally white. The yellow ball was introduced at Wimbledon in 1986 to make it more visible on television.

What’s the most surprising tennis fact you know? Let us know in the comments!

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