24/12/2023 19:05hs.
It is true that the calendar year is closing, but the next tennis season is about to begin. With one week left until the start of the ATP Cup and the ATP 250 in Brisbane and Hong Kong, the players are accelerating in the final stretch of their preseason to be able to reach the start of 2024 in the best possible way. Now, there is a controversy that arose in the final part of 2023 and that does not seem to have had a solution for next year.
Tennis player Harmony Tan (French, 26 years old, 230th in the world in singles) is preparing for the Australian Open qualification, the first Grand Slam. However, noticed a problem in the balls: They lose their composure quickly, since after a couple of rallies they become balls that look like they have several sets.
The balls, in the center of attention
Ole He had investigated the subject and had presented a journalistic report with more than nine testimonies from challenger and future circuit players, coaches and kinesiologists. “This problem started after the pandemic. I don’t know if it’s to save money with worse materials, but the game is very slow, you have to use a lot of force and your body pays. It’s very difficult to find someone who hasn’t felt pain on the arm or shoulder. The ATP has to pay more attention to the players and review the issue thoroughly“, stated Gastao Elías in front of the microphones of this medium.
In addition, Mariano Seara, the kinesiologist of the Argentine Davis Cup team, contributed his insight to understand the physical details that constant ball changes can cause. “The minimal changes of the ball, in hardness, weight and many other variables, are perceived by the players in their entire muscular and joint structure. And that adaptation sometimes in a tournament week is not enough,” he explained. . And he added: “Sometimes small variations are imperceptible to someone who is an amateur, but in the acuity and perception of a professional can be very noticeable. Imagine when surface changes are added, there are too many changes in a very short time, and that adaptation impacts the body in different ways.”
2023-12-24 19:05:36
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