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  • 23 February 2017

Quiz! Do you know your tennis history?

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Do you know your tennis history? Photo: Getty Images

On this day in 1867 Major Walter Wingfield tried to patent ‘A portable Court of Playing Tennis’, thus heralding the start of Lawn Tennis as we know it. To celebrate, we thought we’d test your knowledge of all things tennis history.

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