Longest Tennis Matches in History:
The record for the longest tennis match in both time and games played is the Isner-Mahut match at the Wimbledon Championships in 2010. It lasted eleven hours and five minutes.
Rules of Tennis:
Depending on the rules of a specific league, tournament, or even just a meeting, the rules may be altered. In tennis, a player must win a game with at least a two-point advantage. To win the game, a player must secure two consecutive points, one being "Advantage" and the other "Point", if the game score is tied at forty-all, known as "Deuce".
Tennis Facts:
- In 1986, Wimbledon saw the first use of yellow tennis balls.
- Venus Williams holds the record for the fastest serve by a female tennis player at 205 km/h.
- In 1932, Henry "Bunny" Austin became the first tennis player to wear shorts at Wimbledon.