Every once in a while we come across incredible, small findings that finally become part of the sport we all love. This blog entry is about those things we believe will leave you in awe.
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The brand HEAD not only makes tennis racquets and accessories. They actually started manufacturing gear for skiing. They also run a diving equipment division and even though it was founded in Baltimore, their headquarters are in Austria. |
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Howard Head, the founder of HEAD racquets was also the Chairman of Prince racquets and some of Prince’s technology developments and programs were improved and patented by him. |
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The first tennis ball machine, the first shock dampener and one of the first aluminium tennis racquet designs were proposed by the Grand Slam Winner, French Tennis Player Rene Lacoste in the 20’s |
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The invention of the Polo shirt is awarded to Rene Lacoste as well. History says he had the idea from the English Polo players, at first the folding collar design was to protect the neck on sunny days. |
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At Wimbledon the one that keeps the the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club off pigeons is a Harris Hawk, called Rufus. The Hawk has been the bird scarer for five years. |
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In tennis scoring system, 0 is called love. Historians say it comes from the French word L’oeuf which means egg. Very romantic if you are losing the game. |
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Andre Agassi once boycotted the white dress code at Wimbledon while Ana Kournikova was asked to change his black training shorts to meet the tournament standards. |
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Novak Djokovic, once traded his racquet with a ball boy for his umbrella and shared a bottle of water at Roland Garros. |
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In Europe, the pope and Louis IV tried once, unsuccessfully to ban this growing in popularity game. |
