Facts about Tennis

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   Wimbledon's grass courts require approximately 18 staff members working year-round to maintain the 8,000 square meters of playing surfaces to championship standards.

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   Serena Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles between 2003 and 2017, the most ever achieved in the Open Era of professional tennis.

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   Margaret Court holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles with 24 championships won between 1960 and 1973, across all four major tournaments.

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   Roger Federer won 20 Grand Slam titles between 2003 and 2018, holding the all-time record until Rafael Nadal surpassed him in 2022.

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   A tennis ball loses approximately 5 percent of its pressure every day after opening the can, which is why professional tournaments use fresh balls every nine games.

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   At Wimbledon 2010, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played the longest tennis match in history, lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes across three days.

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   The fastest recorded tennis serve reached 263 kilometers per hour, hit by Sam Groth at the 2012 Busan Open.

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