This year’s Australian Open’s venue is quite unusual. It is said that the speed of the ball has become very fast. It was originally a high-speed hard court. Now that it accelerates, it is described in the words of the old football king Courier (Jim Courier), “It’s like playing on glass. Can’t see clearly.” Austrian fierce player Dominic Thiem criticized: “This is the fastest Grand Slam venue I have ever played.”
According to the International Tennis Association’s CPI (Venue Speed Scale), 29 and below are called “slow venues”, and more than 45 are considered “high-speed venues.” In the past 5 years, the Australian Open’s speed was 41, rated as “medium high speed”, this year it has increased to 50 in one breath!
The ball bounces faster after it hits the ground, giving players less time to react, which benefits players who move fast. The frequency of appearance of Ace that solves opponents with one serve may increase. For example, women’s singles champion Naomi Osaka has made the most 50 Ace this year, and has a first serve win rate of up to 79% (the first serve is won. round).
US media ESPN analyzed that violent players with strong serve have advantages, but players with faster running speed are more advantageous. The ball king Djokovic (Novak Djokovic) is the number one scud in tennis. Even if he was injured midway, he still has the means to take advantage of the high-speed court to make it to the final.
Djokovic is the player who is the least likely to break serve. In fact, his serve is not particularly strong, about 5.4 Aces per game, and his most powerful is basic running offense and defense. Originally, his reaction was faster than others. This time the high-speed court strengthened his advantage and made up for the weakness of the serve (relative to his own weakness). Before reaching the finals, Qiao Shuai already had 80 Aces (an average of 16 per game), ranking third in this event, which is believed to be the advantage of the high-speed venue. He will compete with Daniil Medveve on the afternoon of the 21st. Medvedev) compete for the championship.
(Zhongshi News Network)
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