Portal:Tennis/Did you know/02 2008

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 French Open (court pictured) is considered the most physically-demanding tournament in tennis due to its slow clay playing surface?
...that real tennis is the original racquet sport from which the modern game of tennis is descended?
...that the International Tennis Federation was founded by twelve national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913?
...that Martina Navrátilová had a 74-match winning streak in 1984?
...that Tony Pickard was Greg Rusedski's coach from 1997-1998?
...that the USTA National Tennis Center is the home of the US Open grand slam tennis tournament played every year in August and September?

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