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Ep195: Tennis Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Open wide. Come on kids, let's amplify kid
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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today we're serving up a smashing episode all about
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  tennis trivia. Whether you've played tennis
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  before or just watched a match on TV, get ready to test your
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  knowledge and learn some awesome facts about this fast-paced
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  sport. Grab your racket, Let's get
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  started. Here comes our first question.
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  What is it called when a player scores 0 points in tennis?
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  The answer is love. In tennis, when a player has
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  zero points, it's called love. No one knows exactly why, but
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  it's one of the most famous terms in the game.
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  Next up, what do you call the fast overhand shot that starts
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  each point in tennis? That's right, it's called I
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  Serve. Every tennis point begins with a
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  serve and the player serving tries to hit the ball into the
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  opposite service box. Here's another one.
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  Which famous tournament is played in England and is known
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  for its players wearing all white?
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  The answer is Wimbledon. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis
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  tournament in the world and players must wear white clothing
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  when they compete. Let's go for a quick one.
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  How many players are on the court in a Double S tennis
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  match? The answer is 4IN double S2,
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  players are on each team. So there are four players on the
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  court in total. Now for question about the
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  court. What color are tennis balls most
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  commonly today? The answer is yellow.
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  Most tennis balls are bright yellow so they are easy to see
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  during fast-paced matches. Here's a fun fact with a
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  question Which country does tennis legend Rafael Nadal come
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  from? The answer is Spain.
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  Rafael Nadal is known for his incredible skills, especially on
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  clay courts, and he's from Spain.
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  Time for a quick math question. How many points does a player
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  need to win a standard game in tennis?
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  If they don't need to win by two points, the answer is 4 points.
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  To win a game, a player must score at least 4 points and be
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  ahead by at least two points. Now let's talk about Grand
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  Slams. How many Grand Slam tournaments
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  are there each year? The answer is 4.
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  The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, French
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  Open, Wimbledon and U.S. Open.
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  Here's a question about tennis legends.
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  Who's won the most Grand Slam singles titles in women's
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  tennis? The answer is Serena Williams.
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  She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any
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  other woman in the Open era. Switching to men's tennis.
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  Who was the first male player to win 20 Grand Slam singles
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  titles? The answer is Rodger Federer.
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  Federer was the first man to reach 20 Grand Slam singles
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  titles, and he is famous for his smooth style and sportsmanship.
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  Let's try a question about scoring.
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  If both players have 40 points in a game, what is the score
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  called? The answer is deuce.
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  When the score is tied at 40 to 40, it's called deuce and a
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  player must win 2 points in a row to win the game from there.
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  Ready for a question about tennis history?
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  What year did tennis first become an Olympic sport for men?
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  The answer is 1896. Tennis was first played at the
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  Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896.
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  Here's a question about court services.
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  Which Grand Slam tournament is played on clay courts?
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  The answer is the French Open. The French Open is played on red
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  clay courts at Roland Garros in Paris, France.
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  Let's see if you know this one. What is the name of the line at
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  the back of a tennis court which marks the boundary for serves?
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  The answer is the baseline. The baseline runs along the back
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  of the court and players must stand behind it to serve.
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  Here comes a question about speed.
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  What is the fastest recorded serve in men's professional
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  tennis? The answer is 163.7 mph hit by
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  Sam Groth from Australia in 2012.
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  That's faster than most cars drive on a highway.
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  Now let's talk about Double S What is it called when two
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  players on a team both miss the ball and it lands between them?
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  The answer is a campfire. This is a fun nickname when the
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  ball lands between 2 Double S partners and neither hits it.
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  Here's a question about famous sisters.
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  What are the first names of the Williams sisters?
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  Two of the greatest tennis players?
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  The answer is Serena and Venus. Serena Williams and Venus
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  Williams have both won many Grand Slam titles and are famous
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  for their amazing skills. Let's try a question about
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  equipment. What is the string part of a
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  tennis racquet called? The answer is the face or
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  strings. The face or strings is the part
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  of the racket that hits the ball.
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  Now a question about scoring again.
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  What is the score after the first point is one in a tennis
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  game? The answer is 15.
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  When a player wins the first point, their score goes from
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  love to 15. Here's a fun fact about the US
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  Open. What is the main stadium at the
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  US Open called? The answer is Arthur Ashe
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  Stadium. It is the largest tennis stadium
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  in the world and is named after the famous player Arthur Ashe.
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  Let's test your knowledge about tennis terms.
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  What is a let in tennis? The answer is when a serve hits
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  the net but still lands in the correct service box, the serve
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  does not count and the player gets to try again.
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  Here's a tricky one. What is the name of the area
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  between the singles sideline and the double sideline on a tennis
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  court? The answer is the alley.
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  The alley is used only in double S matches and makes the court
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  wider. Next, a question about famous
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  trophies. What is the name of the trophy
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  given to the men's singles champion at Wimbledon?
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  The answer is the gentleman's singles trophy.
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  It is a large Gold Cup awarded to the winner of the men's
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  singles tournament. Let's talk about tennis balls
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  again. Before yellow became the
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  standard color, what color were tennis balls most often?
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  The answer is white. Tennis balls were usually white
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  until the late 1970s, when yellow became the standard.
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  To help TV viewers see them better, here's a question about
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  tennis around the world. Which country invented the
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  modern game of tennis? The answer is England.
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  The modern game of Lawn Tennis was first played in England in
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  the 1800s. Now for a quick question about
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  the net. How high is the net at the
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  center of a tennis court? The answer is 3 feet, or about
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  0.91 meters. The net is slightly higher at
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  the posts, but right in the middle it's 3 feet high.
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  Here's a question about a famous comeback.
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  Who is the youngest player ever to win a Grand Slam singles
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  title in the Open era? The answer is Martina Hingis.
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  She won the Australian Open in 1997 at just 16 years old.
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  Let's switch to a question about tennis language.
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  What does ace mean in tennis? The answer is a serve that lands
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  in the service box and is not touched by the opponent.
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  It's a great way to win a point quickly.
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  Now for something about tennis fashion.
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  What is the traditional dress code at Wimbledon?
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  The answer is all white clothing.
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  Players must wear almost entirely white outfits,
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  including hats, shoes and socks. Here's a question about tennis
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  and the weather. What is it called when a match
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  is stopped because of rain? The answer is a rain delay.
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  Matches are paused and resumed once the rain stops and the
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  court is dry. Now let's see if you know this.
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  What is the longest tennis match ever played?
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  The answer is 11 hours and 5 minutes.
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  John Isner and Nicholas Mahat played this record-breaking
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  match at Wimbledon in 2010. Ready for a question about
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  tennis champions? Who is the only player to win
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  the Golden Slam, which means winning all four Grand Slams and
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  the Olympic gold medal in one year?
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  The answer is Steffi Graf. She won all four Grand Slam
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  tournaments and the Olympic gold medal in 1988.
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  Let's talk about teamwork in Double S tennis.
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  What is the special word for when both partners are
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  left-handed? The answer is lefty lefty.
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  A lefty lefty pair is rare and can sometimes give them an
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  advantage. Here's a question about old
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  tennis rules. In early tennis, what was used
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  instead of rackets? The answer is hands.
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  In early tennis, players used their hands to hit the ball
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  before rackets were invented. Let's try another one about the
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  ball. What is inside a standard tennis
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  ball that makes it bounce? The answer is pressurized air.
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  The rubber ball is filled with air under pressure, which gives
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  it that high bouncy action. Here's a question about a famous
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  tennis move. What is it called when a player
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  hits the ball before it bounces? The answer is a volley.
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  A volley happens when a player hits the ball in the air,
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  usually near the net. Now for question about tennis
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  scoring. What is a tie break used for in
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  tennis? The answer is to decide the
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  winner of a set when the score reaches six to six.
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  The first player to reach 7 points in the tie break with at
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  least a 2 point lead wins the set.
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  Let's talk about famous tennis families.
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  Which female tennis player has a sister who is also a
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  professional player named Agnieszka?
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  The answer is Orzela Radwanska. She and her sister Agnieszka
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  Radwanska are both professional tennis players from Poland.
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  Here's a question about tennis records.
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  Who holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles
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  in men's tennis? The answer is Novak Djokovic.
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  He has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other
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  male player in history. Now for question about tennis
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  equipment. What material were tennis
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  rackets originally made from? The answer is wood.
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  Early tennis rackets were made of wood before metal and
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  graphite became popular. Here's a question about
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  sportsmanship. What is it called when players
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  shake hands at the end of a match?
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  The answer is a handshake. Players show respect and good
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  sportsmanship by shaking hands at the net after the match ends.
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  Now it's time for the Super Challenge question.
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  This one is for true tennis trivia champions.
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  Which player won her first Grand Slam singles title at the US
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  Open in 1999 at age 17 and later went on to win 23 Grand Slam
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  singles titles? The answer is Serena Williams.
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  She won her first Grand Slam singles title at the US Open in
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  1999 and went on to become one of the greatest players in
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  tennis history. That's all for today's episode
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  of Kick Cast Daily. Thanks for joining in and
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  testing your tennis knowledge. Whether you aced every question
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  or learned something new, you're now a tennis trivia pro.
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  Join us next time for more fun facts and awesome trivia.
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