The German claimed there was preferential treatment to Alcaraz and Sinner, slowing down the tennis for them to win. We verified that this is not true.
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The German protests against the homogenization of the courts and considers it a maneuver orchestrated by the tournaments to ensure a final between Sinner and Alcaraz.
There are already players training daily at the Flushing Meadows facilities and they can testify to their feelings about the court surface on which the US Open 2024 will be held. There was much talk that they could be as fast as the courts in the Cincinnati tournament, but according to Taylor Fritz, they are noticeably slower and can be classified in the medium speed range.
Taylor Fritz was on with ESPN during his practice and says the court is definitely slower than Cincy but doesn't feel it's too slow in general.
— Tennis Updates (@TennisUpdates24) August 20, 2024
That would be a good medium I feel, Cincy was lightning quick.
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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"
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Last week, Roger Federer's statements made headlines worldwide. The Swiss mentioned that the courts had significantly slowed down, and tournament directors were aiming to have a very similar surface to ensure finals between Alcaraz and Sinner, those that would generate the most for their event: many fans of the Italian took these words to heart, and Jannik Sinner himself was asked in the press conference before his debut at the ATP Beijing 2025 about Roger's comments. His response? One in which he actually agreed:
"The hard courts are very similar to each other. There are moments when there are a couple of changes, minor changes. A tournament that comes to mind is Indian Wells because the ball bounces very high, and it's different how the ball reacts when it comes into contact with the surface, but yes, we more or less have similar playing situations. This has been the case for quite some time, I don't know if there will be changes or not. I'm just a tennis player trying to adapt in the best possible way. I believe I'm doing a good job. We'll see what the future holds for us in each tournament", highlighted the one from San Candido in words reported by Ubitennis.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sinner no desmiente a Federer... e incluso le da la razón: "Las pistas duras son muy similares entre ellas"
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The German claimed there was preferential treatment to Alcaraz and Sinner, slowing down the tennis for them to win. We verified that this is not true.
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"
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The German protests against the homogenization of the courts and considers it a maneuver orchestrated by the tournaments to ensure a final between Sinner and Alcaraz.
Last week, Roger Federer's statements made headlines worldwide. The Swiss mentioned that the courts had significantly slowed down, and tournament directors were aiming to have a very similar surface to ensure finals between Alcaraz and Sinner, those that would generate the most for their event: many fans of the Italian took these words to heart, and Jannik Sinner himself was asked in the press conference before his debut at the ATP Beijing 2025 about Roger's comments. His response? One in which he actually agreed:
"The hard courts are very similar to each other. There are moments when there are a couple of changes, minor changes. A tournament that comes to mind is Indian Wells because the ball bounces very high, and it's different how the ball reacts when it comes into contact with the surface, but yes, we more or less have similar playing situations. This has been the case for quite some time, I don't know if there will be changes or not. I'm just a tennis player trying to adapt in the best possible way. I believe I'm doing a good job. We'll see what the future holds for us in each tournament", highlighted the one from San Candido in words reported by Ubitennis.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Sinner no desmiente a Federer... e incluso le da la razón: "Las pistas duras son muy similares entre ellas"
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There are already players training daily at the Flushing Meadows facilities and they can testify to their feelings about the court surface on which the US Open 2024 will be held. There was much talk that they could be as fast as the courts in the Cincinnati tournament, but according to Taylor Fritz, they are noticeably slower and can be classified in the medium speed range.
Taylor Fritz was on with ESPN during his practice and says the court is definitely slower than Cincy but doesn't feel it's too slow in general.
— Tennis Updates (@TennisUpdates24) August 20, 2024
That would be a good medium I feel, Cincy was lightning quick.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Fritz analiza la velocidad de las pistas del US Open 2024
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