After the tournament, Attenborough suggested switching to a fluorescent ball to improve visibility for viewers. The ...

But, according to the book 2,024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks, at some point, David Attenborough noticed that the ...

Post-tournament, Attenborough suggested a switch to a fluorescent yellow ball, which he believed would be much more visible ...

With the advent of colour TV and growing interest in tennis in the late 1960s, producers looked for ways to improve the viewing experience. Tennis balls were historically either black or white.

However, the truth is that upon the inception of lawn tennis in the late 1800s players would use either white or black balls. That went on until the 1970s when fans started to buy colour televisions.

One woman has shared the story of how Sir David Attenborough, best known for his fantastic nature documentaries, actually ...

Thus, until the 1970s and for almost a century, tennis balls were white or black. Today they are yellow, although some recalcitrant still speak of 'green'.

Around 300 million tennis balls are produced each year — and almost all of them end up in landfills, taking over 400 years to decompose. The US Open, which ended at the weekend, goes through ...