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Did You Know?: As any tennis player, amateur or professional, can tell you, a fresh tennis ball is important to good play, and the staggering number of tennis balls they go through at Wimbledon, the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, reflects that. Over the course of the two week tournament, they burn through an average of 55,000 tennis balls. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() September 20, 2022 Did You Know? As any tennis player, amateur or professional, can tell you, a fresh tennis ball is important to good play, and the staggering number of tennis balls they go through at Wimbledon, the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, reflects that. Over the course of the two week tournament, they burn through an average of 55,000 tennis balls. TODAY'S TOP STORY [You’re Selecting Text With Your Mouse Wrong]( [You’re Selecting Text With Your Mouse Wrong]( Selecting text is a common thing to do on a computer. 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