"It doesn't make sense for us to play with lighter balls than men, this needs to change"

The US Open 2024 has a curious policy regarding the balls, consisting of women's balls weighing less than men's. Considering the increasing power of women's tennis and the fact that most play flatter than men, who are more inclined to apply spin, this doesn't seem to make much sense. This was expressed by Danish player Clara Tauson in bt.dk. "Our balls fly a lot, even though we play closer to the baseline and hit flatter. It doesn't make sense to play with lighter balls, and many other female players agree with me. Whenever I've tried men's balls, in practice sessions, I felt like I was truly playing tennis again," she concludes.

This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, "No tiene sentido que juguemos con bolas más ligeras que los hombres, esto tiene que cambiar"