Ramos-Vinolas criticizes current tennis: "Now it's all about hitting hard, making short points and not thinking too much."

Elio Valotto

le 26/06/2024 à 17h27

1 min to read

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At 36, Albert Ramos-Vinolas is what you might call an experienced player. A professional since 2007, he is currently ranked 112th in the world and has seen many great champions come and go.

As a witness to the evolution of our sport, the Spaniard was kind enough to express his views on the level and interest of today's tennis. And, to say the least, he's not very enthusiastic!

In comments relayed by our Punto de Break colleagues, he explains that he doesn't think we're heading for a new golden age of tennis (after that of the "big four" and all their eminent competitors): "Not at all. Tennis, and even more so with these balls, means hitting harder and harder and flatter and flatter.

Now it's about hitting hard, making short points and not thinking too much. Yes, think little and hit hard. In tennis, everything goes faster and faster.

I'm not saying that, it's the statistics. I work with people who analyze statistics, and points of 1 to 4 strokes account for 60 to 70% of exchanges. It's a shame."