The provided link directs fans to a voting platform where they can cast their vote. In what seems to be a promotional tactic, they are then prompted to enter their email address to receive the poll results and gain exclusive early access to Wyn Beauty – a website endorsed by Williams, set to launch this week.

The debate over the color of tennis balls sparked intense discussions towards the end of the 2010s, originating from a social media post where one fan sought resolution to a marital dispute among tennis enthusiasts. Even Roger Federer joined the conversation in a video that quickly went viral. When asked by a fan to settle the debate, the 20-time Grand Slam champion responded, “They’re yellow, right?”

The shade of the ball is officially described as “optic yellow” by the International Tennis Federation. However, the online colour encyclopaedia ColorHexa muddies the water even further by listing it as #ccff00, a colour that is marked as “fluorescent yellow or electric lime”.

Tennis balls adopted their modern colour after the legendary BBC documentary maker David Attenborough suggested that the previous black and white balls were uneasy to follow on television. Despite the difficulties for viewers, particularly on black and white TV, Wimbledon did not change the colour of the ball from the traditional white to yellow until 1986.

Meanwhile, Williams has made clear that she is never going to hit a tennis ball in a professional event again after revealing that she is “at peace” with her decision to retire after the 2022 US Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion insisted that she would still be able to compete at a high level.