Portal:Tennis/Did you know/01 2008
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The following are interesting facts about Tennis. These have not necessarily appeared on the Did you know section of the main page, however are interesting enough for usage here. These are updated every month.
- ...that the courts (pictured) singles matches are played on are 2377 centimeters long and 823 centimeters wide
- ...that the two main courts used in the Australian Open (the Rod Laver Arena and Vodafone Arena) feature retractable roofs
- ...that the tiebreak was invented by James Van Alen in 1965 in an attempt to speed up the game?
- ...that at the end of 2006, Maria Sharapova was the highest paid female sports athlete?
- ...that the International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis and made up of 202 national tennis associations?
- ...that John McEnroe has won the most number of titles in the modern men's game?
