After US, India has second highest number of tennis fans: Facebook study

NEW DELHI: India not only has the second largest number of fans of tennis, but figures at number three in the list of countries talking about Wimbledon.

Data collected by Facebook shows how India has emerged as a tennis loving nation. The data reveals that after US, India figures as the second country in terms of number of tennis fans located.

The data showcases an analysis of all conversations occurring from the start of Wimbledon 2013 - 24 June to 1 July when the qualifiers concluded. Over 11.6 million total global interactions were analysed which includes mentions, likes and comments.

Most buzzed about men?s players: (People are talking about these players the most)

    Rafael Nadal
    Roger Federer
    Novak Djokovic
    Steve Darcis
    Andy Murray

Most buzzed about women?s players: (People are talking about these players the most)

    Maria Sharapova
    Serena Williams
    Sabine Lisicki
    Ana Ivanovic
    Victoria Azarenka

Top countries talking about Wimbledon: (People in these countries are talking about Wimbledon the most)

    Great Britain
    United States
    India
    Italy
    Australia

Top social moments: (People were talking about these moments the most)

    Rafael Nadal (5) stunned in the opening round by unranked Steve Darcis - 6/24
    Sharapova (3), Federer (3), and Azarenka (2) all fall in the second round - 6/26
    Serena Williams (1) is upset by Sabine Lisicki (23) - 7/1
    David Ferrer (4) holds off 26th-ranked Alexandr Dolgopolov in a 5 set thriller - 6/29
    Local favorites Andy Murray and Laura Robson both advance to the third round to keep British hopes alive - 6/28

Top five countries where tennis fans are located: (Methodology: includes mentions, likes and comments, aggregated anonymously)

    USA
    India
    UK
    Italy
    Philippines