Wimbledon tennis balls are kept at 68 degrees Fahrenheit 🎾

[Cookie2122]

The temperature of a tennis ball affects how it bounces. At warmer temperatures, the gas molecules inside the ball expand, making the ball bounce higher. Lower temperatures cause the molecules to shrink and the ball to bounce lower. To make sure the best tennis balls are used, Wimbledon goes through more than 50,000 tennis balls each year.

 

[Cyrus_Vakla]

Yup, tennis ball bounce is totally affected by temperature! Warm weather makes the gas inside expand, so the ball bounces higher, while cold weather shrinks it and makes for a lower bounce. Wimbledon really knows their stuff, testing over 50,000 balls each year to keep things top-notch!

 

[Mei Ling]

Wow, that I didn't know! So, that means playing tennis during cold weather isn't a good idea.