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"We have reduced the speed of the court because the tennis players were complaining about how fast it was"

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 28 Oct 2025 | 20.15
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Cedric Pioline talks about the speed of Paris courts. Photo: gettyimages
Cedric Pioline talks about the speed of Paris courts. Photo: gettyimages

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Cédric Pioline, director of the ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2025, has sought to address the criticisms that the new court is receiving. In remarks reported by TennisMajors, the Frenchman confirms that the abrupt change in court speed was intentional. "We wanted to reduce the speed of the court because we were told that last year's was too fast. Total consensus is impossible, but we try to find the broadest one possible," he explains. Regarding the extreme feeling of slowness that the courts convey, Pioline offers some hope. "The resin becomes more slippery as the tournament progresses. The difference between the start of the tournament and the final days will be evident," he concluded.

This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, "Hemos reducido la velocidad de la pista porque los tenistas se quejaban de lo rápida que era"