Mumbai: On 2nd Oct 1991, tennis player Steffi Graf created history by becoming the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches at age 22. We take a look at some interesting statistics and facts of a few records set in tennis.
<img title="Steffi Graf" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/dec/graf2oct.jpg" alt="Steffi Graf" /> Steffi Graf. Pic/ AFP
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;In 1990, John McEnroe became the first ever tennis player to be expelled from the Australian Open. He began glaring at a lineswoman angrily when he thought she made a bad call.
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Steffi Graf is also the only player in tennis history to win a Golden Slam ((1988 Australian Open, 1988 French Open, 1988 Wimbledon Championships, 1988 US Open &amp; 1988 Olympic gold medal).
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Boris Becker became the youngest player to win the Wimbledon men&rsquo;s title at age 17.
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;The fastest male serve was set by Samuel Groth of Australia at 263.4 km/h. Sabine Lisicki from Germany broke a Venus Williams&rsquo; 7-year-old record to set the fastest female serve at 210.8 km/h.
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;The world&rsquo;s longest tennis match was at the 2010 Wimbledon between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut which lasted for a whole 11 hours and 5 min. Isner went on to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 70-68.
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Venus and Serena Williams are the first sisters in tennis to win Olympic gold medals.
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Arthur Ashe became the first African American to win the US Open
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&gt;&gt;&nbsp;Spencer Gore, the first Wimbledon title champion in 1877, did not think the game of tennis would catch on.
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&gt;&gt; Margaret Court holds the overall record for most Grand Slam titles with 24 titles.

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