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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Saskia Kemsley

HISTORICAL FACTS: Best tennis balls to help perfect your serve | History Defined

There’s no feeling quite as glorious as the return of tennis season, whether you’re an avid spectator or seasoned player.

From digging into a punnet’s worth of strawberries and cream and sipping on Pimm’s while perched on Murray Mound, to organising miniature round-the-world tournaments with our friends and neighbours – British summertime and tennis certainly make a wonderful combination.

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