Sabalenka: "Many players suffer from shoulder or back injuries due to the heaviness of the balls"

Aryna Sabalenka is in Rome and intends to continue her success after her impressive victory in Madrid. In a press conference before the tournament, she was asked about the balls and the picture she shared a few months ago showing the wear of the balls after only 20 minutes of play.

She states: "We have different balls depending on the tournaments. In the Middle Eastern tournaments, the balls were very hard on the body.

Honestly, coming back after Australia and playing in these conditions, where everything is very slow and the balls are very heavy, the balls become very large, and you have to play regardless.

Many players suffer from shoulder or back injuries because of the heaviness of the balls. I think it is necessary to consider changing the balls so they are not so hard on the body."