Nadal criticizes tennis balls used in Indian Wells

This year we have many players complaining
about tennis balls used in Indian Wells. Apparently the balls have a completely
different feeling early in the morning and in the evening (they are like “stones”)
while during the day they bounce “ridiculously” high.

During a recent interview Rafael
Nadal was very vocal about this situation “With a normal ball during
day and night there is differences, but with that ball is completely dramatic
how the things change.  During the day
especially the ball is very, like you are touching a stone. There is no
feeling.

I think the players said what they have to
say. Is not new. Something that happens since a while,” he said.
“I didn’t understand very well, because the brand that is making that ball
they say now is a new ball, but still bad and I don’t understand why. Because
if it’s a new brand creating new ball, you can understand that they make not a
bad ball. But the same brand five years ago had a great ball, very good
ball. Is difficult to understand why today they are not able to do it.”

Murray
added also some other insights “I think it’s probably a combination of a few
things. You know, for me, the balls don’t feel as lively … when I play at 9:30
in the morning or in the evening they don’t feel as lively, but then during the
day it’s ridiculous how high they bounce and how quick they move through the
air and jump off the court. They said they made some changes to the
balls. I don’t know how much of a difference they made.”

Something to look at.