Why tennis balls are yellow is largely thanks to Sir David Attenborough

Rafael Nadal holds yellow tennis balls. Picture: AAP Image/Lukas Coch

[ad_1] Yellow tennis balls are ubiquitous on TV screens — especially during Australian Open season. But it wasn’t always that way. The story of how tennis balls went from white to yellow is an intriguing one, with British broadcaster and biologist Sir David Attenborough playing a key role. Lawn tennis has its origins in medieval … Read more