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Bionic Poster
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_...rnament-director-says-courts-were-slowed-year
"The amount of sand or other granular items in the surface's top layer can be adjusted to make a court faster, which is what's responsible for the change, according to Brewer (US Open Tournament Director), rather than the recent switch from asphalt to cement underneath each court at Flushing Meadows."
Well despite Brewer's failure in tennis physics. The cement base will be much harder (higher bouncing) than an asphalt base which is likely at all the US Open Series events. No matter the tweaking of grit level, higher bouncing means balls go through the court more slowly as more of their energy is directed upwards. That concrete base is going to be in place for decades which means the US Open surface has changed permanently and its going to be slowerer.
"The amount of sand or other granular items in the surface's top layer can be adjusted to make a court faster, which is what's responsible for the change, according to Brewer (US Open Tournament Director), rather than the recent switch from asphalt to cement underneath each court at Flushing Meadows."
Well despite Brewer's failure in tennis physics. The cement base will be much harder (higher bouncing) than an asphalt base which is likely at all the US Open Series events. No matter the tweaking of grit level, higher bouncing means balls go through the court more slowly as more of their energy is directed upwards. That concrete base is going to be in place for decades which means the US Open surface has changed permanently and its going to be slowerer.