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What do you think is the most boring sport?
Definitely cricket!
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How many tennis balls are used during the Australian Open, and how often is a new ball used during a men's match?
Around 40,000 tennis balls are used during the Australian open.
Balls are changed over every nine games. The first change happens after seven games because they are also used in the pre-match warm-up. After a extended break in play, usually caused by rain, a re-warm-up is done with a separate set of balls and then when play resumes with the use of the match balls.
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Where did the crazy 15/30/40 tennis scoring system come from?
In the fifteenth century in Old French une journee meant "a sport match", as well as "a day", and the scoring system was based on the number of hours in a day, and the number of minutes in an hour. Each match consisted of 24 games, which in turn consisted of four winning rallies worth 15 points each. However, it was soon realized that when both sides were at 45 points each,...
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