A tennis ball, tennis bat on a tennis clay court.

Tennis Fun Facts

Can you name the player of Lawn tennis who is known as the GOAT? Get to know the answer and more legendary tennis fun facts, and learn more about this fantastic sport.

Serena Williams Says about Roger Federer that "He's A Genius' and The 'Greatest'". We will currently say it's Roger Federer, but Djokovic and Rafa Nadal also deserve the title.

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Wimbledon is played on a grass court and is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments of Lawn Tennis. It was started in the year 1877.

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Roger Federer holds the record of winning the Wimbledon Grand Slam the most times. He has won eight times, followed by Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who has won the title seven times each.

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The original color of the tennis ball was white until 1986, after which it was changed to yellow.

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Roger Federer is called the GOAT (greatest of all time) due to the purity and the skill he has brought to the game.

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The four Grand Slams are the major tournaments of Lawn Tennis. While Wimbledon has been in existence since 1877, the US Open was started in 1881, the French Open in 1891, and the Australian Open in 1905.

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Steffi Graf won all the four Grand Slams in 1988. The same year she also won the gold at the Summer Olympics.

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Of the four Grand Slams, the French Open (Roland Garros) is played on a clay court. Rafael Nadal is called the ‘King of Clay’ of this tournament as he has won it the most times.

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Margaret Court holds the record for the most Grand Slams with 24 titles. Serena Williams is a close second with 23 titles, followed by the all-time great Steffi Graf with 22 titles.

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On the top of the Wimbledon trophy, there is a gold miniature of the pineapple. The reason for the same was that pineapples were considered a feast in the 17th century as they were not grown in the UK at that time.

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During the Wimbledon match in 1986, the color of the ball was changed to yellow. Before this, the color of the tennis ball was white.