De Minaur stunned in Shanghai: "The slowest conditions I've experienced on tour"
Supposed to be one of the fastest tournaments of the season, the Shanghai Masters 1000 has taken everyone by surprise. For Alex de Minaur, who qualified for the third round, the assessment is clear: "The court is extremely slow. The balls become huge."
Once again this season, a tournament surface is making headlines. In Shanghai, while the event was known for its speed, players were caught off guard by the slowness of the surface used this year.
This has led to numerous reactions, like that of Alex de Minaur, who qualified for the third round of this Masters 1000:
"The conditions were difficult. It was very slow. Very different from what we're used to. It's never easy under these circumstances. I think these were the slowest conditions I've experienced on tour.
The balls become huge after just a few games and the court is extremely slow. The center court is also much slower than the other courts, which was a bit surprising at first. But you have to adapt and deal with it."
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