{"id":47897,"date":"2025-07-08T05:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47897\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T05:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:36:09","slug":"tennis-fans-say-they-hate-what-has-happened-to-the-courts-at-wimbledon-this-year-which-is-being-called-really-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/47897\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis fans say they \u2018hate\u2019 what has happened to the courts at Wimbledon this year which is being called ‘really bad’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wimbledon is one of the biggest annual sporting events in the world, with Centre Court welcoming some high profile guests in the Royal Box.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of those invited into the Royal Box was former world number one Andy Roddick, who watched Jannik Sinner\u2019s victory over Pedro Martinez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Centre Court has hosted some iconic matches<\/a> over the years, including the 2008 Wimbledon<\/a> final between Rafael Nadal<\/a> and Roger Federer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, some tennis fans have noticed something different about the courts at Wimbledon this year and they are not happy about it.<\/p>\n

\"DayPhoto by Dan Istitene\/Getty ImagesTennis fans \u2018hate\u2019 what has happened to the courts at Wimbledon this year<\/p>\n

There are a number of things that Wimbledon has received criticism for this year<\/a>, including scheduling.<\/p>\n

However, tennis fans have also criticised the courts at Wimbledon after suggesting that something has changed.<\/p>\n

The general argument from these social media users is that the courts at Wimbledon are now slower, claiming that it no longer feels like grass court tennis.<\/p>\n

One wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter), \u201cWatching Wimbledon and it\u2019s not even grass tennis anymore.. it\u2019s so far gone, like how can we even try and compare past greats who won Wimbledon when it\u2019s just not even remotely the same surface anymore? I hate what they\u2019ve done to the best surface in the world..\u201d<\/p>\n

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Watching Wimbledon and it\u2019s not even grass tennis anymore.. it\u2019s so far gone, like how can we even try and compare past greats who won Wimbledon when it\u2019s just not even remotely the same surface anymore? I hate what they\u2019ve done to the best surface in the world..<\/p>\n

\u2014 thefedexpress (@thefedexpresss) July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Someone wrote in response, \u201cThis is the first year I\u2019ve actually been p\u2014\u2013 off with the Wimbledon courts. Feel like they are significantly slower than usual. This is really bad. Every match I\u2019ve watched just doesn\u2019t seem like grass besides the low balls.. seems like a mix of clay and hard. Not ideal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person claimed that Wimbledon\u2019s courts have not been like this for a lot longer than just this year and compared them to more like green clay.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeen saying it\u2019s been green clay for 20+ years. The last real grass Wimbledon was 2001.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Been saying it\u2019s been green clay for 20+ years<\/p>\n

The last real grass Wimbledon was 2001<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eggy \u2764\ufe0f (@TheBoiledEgg) July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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An additional person added, \u201cI supported the decision to change the grass back in 2002, but now they keep making these grass courts slower and slower, which is ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I supported the decision to change the grass back in 2002, but now they keep making these grass courts slower and slower, which is ridiculous https:\/\/t.co\/ZmiK8Vrt7O<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 inamikgreg \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Kim_Gregoire) July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This echoes the sentiment of the 2001 champion Goran Ivanisevic, who believes courts at Wimbledon are much slower<\/a> than when he won his only Grand Slam singles title.<\/p>\n

How has Wimbledon changed their courts?<\/p>\n

The most public and significant change at Wimbledon came after Ivanisevic won the Wimbledon title in 2001.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon changed their courts from a mixture of two grasses to exclusively ryegrass, which was not meant to slow down the courts.<\/p>\n

In fact the transition to using 100% ryegrass was actually supposed to make the grass more durable in response to the more intense and athletic competition.<\/p>\n

However, the head groundskeeper at the time Eddie Seaward acknowledged in an interview with the New York Times<\/a> in 2010 that it may have caused the ball to bounce higher.<\/p>\n

While the courts may be slower, Djokovic has pointed out how much tennis balls have changed<\/a> in recent years which may also have been a factor in the changing speeds at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n