{"id":4019,"date":"2020-07-15T16:58:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detenis.top\/why-are-tennis-balls-yellow\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T22:56:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T20:56:58","slug":"why-are-tennis-balls-yellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detenis.top\/en\/why-are-tennis-balls-yellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are tennis balls yellow?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Why are tennis balls yellow?<\/strong>\u00a0Tennis is a\u00a0complex<\/strong>\u00a0sport with a long list of rules and specifications that\u00a0MUST be respected<\/strong>\u00a0in professional tennis. We rarely ask ourselves why the rules are like this and not otherwise. This is the case with the color of the\u00a0tennis balls.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Most people will not remember or have heard before that the balls have not always been an\u00a0optical yellow,<\/strong>\u00a0which is their exact color, but have had many colors,\u00a0mainly white.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Then why are tennis balls yellow?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Basically, the main reason\u00a0is the arrival of colour television in the 1970s.<\/strong>\u00a0The International Tennis Federation received much criticism from traditional tournaments such as the famous\u00a0Wimbledon championship\u00a0<\/strong>that\u00a0were the last to adopt this new color<\/strong>\u00a0in their emblematic tournament. Just as their clothing had to be white, they wanted the tennis balls to be white as well. The new rule was not implemented directly but\u00a0since 1972 was adapted gradually until after more than 14 years,<\/strong>\u00a0not everyone used this new color tone, buy many more than before.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But why yellow balls?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since television was formerly broadcast in\u00a0black and white,<\/strong>\u00a0there was no problem with tennis balls being white, but when colour television appeared, the\u00a0ITF<\/strong>\u00a0and most tennis viewers realised that the trajectory of the ball was\u00a0not as distinguishable as before<\/strong>\u00a0and it was difficult to follow the trail of the tennis ball when watching tennis matches. Because of this, the ITF convened a specialist group to investigate which colour would be best to suit the new era of colour television. Over time, they discovered\u00a0“optical yellow” and that is why today all tennis balls are dyed this unique shade.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0 But of course, the\u00a0controversy is always there,<\/strong>\u00a0many people argue among themselves if the balls are\u00a0really yellow or if they are a more greenish shade or even garish pistachio.<\/strong>\u00a0It is true that the balls,\u00a0as they degrade<\/strong>\u00a0over time, become a\u00a0more greenish and pale tone.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tBut what is true is that optical yellow is the official color used to distinguish the path of the ball on the tennis court through television broadcasts. In the old days, a tennis match with white balls looked like this: \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Tennis balls<\/strong>\u00a0have to have very\u00a0precise specifications<\/strong>\u00a0in order to be used in official ATP and WTA tournaments. The colour is only one part, also the ITF requires that the balls\u00a0weigh between 56 and 59.4 grams;<\/strong>\u00a0that their material is rubber with a fibrous felt coating and finally that their measurements are between\u00a06.54 and 6.86 centimetres in diameter.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

You know why are tennis balls\u00a0<\/strong>yellow, now, keep investigating other aspects of tennis on our blog!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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