ABOUT TENNIS:
Spencer Gore was the first Wimbledon winner in 1877
1. The game of lawn tennis was patented under the name 'Sphairistike' by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield in 1874.
2. The name ‘Sphairistike’ was rather poor Greek, being a feminine adjective meaning ‘related to a ball game’.
3. Lawn tennis grew out of the older game of Real (or Royal) Tennis, played on an enclosed court.
4. Wingfield’s game was played on an hour-glass shaped court with a net that was 4ft 8in high. A modern net is 3.5ft at the posts, 3ft in the middle.
5. Rectangular courts were introduced in 1875 by the All England Croquet Club at Wimbledon when it decided to add tennis to its repertoire.
Spencer Gore was the first Wimbledon winner in 1877
6. Spencer Gore was the first Wimbledon winner in 1877 when he said he didn't think this new game would catch on.
7. Goran Ivanisevic is the only Wimbledon winner whose name alternates consonants and vowels.
8. Sewing a tennis ball into the back of a person's pyjamas is a recommended remedy for snoring.
9. Charles VIII of France died in 1498 after hitting his head on the door of a Real Tennis court.
10. The ball is only in play for about 20 minutes of an average two-and-a-half-hour tennis match
Also
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.
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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