5. In 1875, rectangular courts were introduced to the sport by the 'All England Croquet Club' at Wimbledon when it decided to induct tennis to its repertoire.
6. In 1877, Spencer Gore was the first ever player to win Wimbledon.
7. Goran Ivanisevic, the only wimbledon champ whose name alternates both consonants and vowels.
8. Recommended Snoring remedy was sewing a tennis ball into the back of a person's pyjama.
9. In 1498, Charles VIII of France died after crashing into the door of Royal tennis court.
10. The ball is only in play for about 20 minutes of an average two-and-a-half-hour tennis match.