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Tennis History.

Tennis history shapes modern equipment standards, court conditions, and string technology. We trace rule changes, racquet evolution, and gear innovations.

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Tennis History ·6 min · June 2026

The Longest Tennis Matches Lived in Davis Cup — Until the Format Quietly Killed Them

Most fans, asked to name the longest tennis match ever, reach for one fixture: John Isner versus Nicolas Mahut, Wimbledon 2010, 11 hours and 5 minutes across three days, finishing 70–68 in the fifth.

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WTA ·6 min · June 2026

The Retired Female Tennis Players Worth Knowing (And Why They Still Matter)

If you're new to following tennis, the retired generation of female tennis players can feel like background noise — names you hear during broadcasts, see on stadium courts, or read in a player's "she…

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Grand Slam ·6 min · June 2026

Grand Slam Tennis: What the Term Actually Means, and the Six Variants That Followed

Last September, watching the U.S. Open with the sound up, we heard a commentator use the phrase "Grand Slam" twice in under a minute, and mean two different things each time.

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Tennis History ·5 min · June 2026

British Tennis Players: How Do You Rank a Country's Champions Across 140 Years?

Ask a roomful of casual fans to name a British tennis player and you will get Andy Murray, probably Emma Raducanu, and then a pause.

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Tennis History ·9 min · June 2026

How to Win a GOAT Argument: A Statistical Framework for Tennis History

The standard advice for ending a GOAT argument is two words: count the Slams. Whoever has the most majors wins.

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Tennis History ·6 min · June 2026

Australian Tennis Players, Measured Against Their Own Rankings: Court, Goolagong, Barty

Three Australian tennis players sit at the front of any honest conversation about the women's game in this country: Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and Ashleigh Barty. They span six decades.