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New balls, please? Australian Open players say too ‘fluffy’

19/01/2023 02:30 PM | Click to read full article

As if the extreme heat and heavy rain weren’t bad enough, top players at the Australian Open now have something else to complain about, the balls. “The longer you play, the more rallies you play, the fluffier or the bigger the ball becomes and it’s slower,” Djokovic said after swatting aside Roberto Carballes Baena in his opening match on Tuesday. Djokovic, now the hot favourite after Nadal’s stunning second-round exit to Mackenzie McDonald, said he expects longer matches as a result.

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