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The numbers game
507 players representing 67 nations played 654 matches.
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- Updated: June 28, 2008 09:48 AM IST
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Men: Andy Roddick (USA) served 84 aces
Women: Michaella Krajicek (NED) served 45 aces
Fastest Serve
Men: Andy Roddick (USA) - 144 mph
Women: Venus Williams (USA) - 126 mph
Players and matches
507 players representing 67 nations played 654 matches.
Racket Stringing
The Championships stringing team worked round the clock to string over 2,000 rackets comprising 60 per cent for men, 40 per cent for women. In total this adds up to over 40 miles of string. Roughly 65 per cent hybrid (gut and synthetic), 20 per cent gut and 10 per cent synthetic gut. The record time for stringing a racket at The Championships, without comprising quality, is 14 minutes.
Tennis Balls
Over 52,000 Slazenger balls used during the Fortnight.
(Courtesy: wimbledon.org)
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis Andy Roddick Lukas Dlouhy Rohan Bopanna Leander Paes Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Maria Sharapova
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