The History Of The Common Tennis Ball

By Owen Jones A tennis ball is very distinctive and are used by millions of children and adults all over the world for playing tennis, of course, but many, many other less formal games too. They are not merely the correct size for tennis, presumably anyway at 2.7 inches or 6.7 centimetres in diameter, but they also fit neatly into a hand or a dog's mouth. Therefore people use them for playing