Jessica Pegula revealed that tennis officials were already holding talks with players over the issues caused by heavier tennis balls. It comes two days after Canadian player Vasek Pospisil claimed that the conditions were “killing” players’ bodies. Marketa Vondrousova became the latest star to suffer as a result of the balls as she was in tears when an arm injury forced her to withdraw from the doubles event at the US Open.
The condition of the tennis balls at this year’s US Open has come under fire in recent days. Pospisil started a debate when he tweeted about the ATP and WTA Tours attempting to slow down the game by using heavier balls. “The balls have been getting incrementally heavier and surprise surprise, it’s killing our bodies. Almost every player I’ve spoken to feels the same way,” the former world No 25 said on Saturday.
Multiple retired pros backed up his claims, saying they had been left with long-term injuries as a result. And Pospisil’s point was proven right again when Vondrousova struggled with an arm injury during her singles victory over Peyton Stearns, blaming the issue on the heavy balls and withdrawing from the doubles as a result.
It has now emerged that tennis bosses are already speaking to players about moving away from the heavy duty balls used at the US Open. “I think it’s being revisited right now because I believe the US Open puts in their order next year before the end of the tournament,” Pegula revealed on Monday.
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