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Wimbledon holds around 675 matches each year between qualifying rounds and the main events of Gentlemen’s Singles, Ladies’ ...
When old-school car radio antennas were a thing, you might have seen people with a tennis ball on top. Now they're less ...
Coco Gauff's line with New Balance continues to expand. Up next in their growing rotation are two new Wimbledon-themed ...
How much fluff is the perfect amount of fluff? That may seem a strange question but in the world of professional tennis it is ...
When you think of uses for tennis balls beyond, uh, playing tennis, you probably imagine throwing one for your dog in a game of fetch. Unfortunately, as we’ve noted before, that’s not actually ...
In the 1800s, tennis balls were covered in flannel . Today, manufacturing techniques can vary. Wilson, one of the biggest names in tennis, uses a felt covering made of two-thirds wool and one ...
An easy tennis ball test can gauge grip strength. Getty Images. There are a few ways to gauge grip strength — such as a pricey handgrip dynamometer and the hanging bar method.
Around 300 million tennis balls are produced each year — and almost all of them end up in landfills, taking over 400 years to decompose. The US Open, which ended at the weekend, goes through ...
Balls: the balls used in padel are smaller in diameter than a tennis ball despite looking the same. Serving: in padel, the serve is by underarm and not overhead like tennis.
This strange carry-on item actually has some huge benefits—and could even save your life. Learn why you should always have a tennis ball with you.
Green tennis balls. Green balls are stage 1 balls. According to the ITF, the intention is for players to progress from using stage 3 (red) balls to stage 1 (green), and then on to the standard ball.
Around 300 million tennis balls are produced each year — and almost all of them end up in landfills, taking over 400 years to decompose. The US Open, which ended at the weekend, goes through ...