No Sliding at The Australian?

[bigserving]

I noticed watching matches yesterday that the players are not sliding. I saw multiple ankle turns. Fritz took a MTO to get treatment for his. It seems like only a matter of time before somebody has a serious injury.
Changing direction there is coming from lots of baby steps instead of hitting and sliding. Have the courts been made so sticky intentionally? If I am was playing, I would hit behind my opponent very often.

 

[Jonesy]

Sinner and Novak didn't appear to have any issues with sliding.

 

[bluetrain4]

I've seen plenty of slides.

 

[lim]

 

[Kemitak]

Is that one of the slides or one of the injuries?

 

[Mazz Retic]

Medvedev is on and he’s already slid

 

[MichaelNadal]

Wow, that's a strong ass leg lol
@BeatlesFan

 

[BeatlesFan]

Wow, that's a strong ass leg lol
@BeatlesFan

Weak sauce compared to Danelegz.

 

[Genie Of the Bank]

De minaur slide normal today against Raonic.

 

[bigserving]

Not saying that there is zero sliding. But it really caught my eye how much less sliding players are doing. Both boys and girls are using choppy steps so much more than clay, of course, but even less than most other hardcourts. The court looks like it is playing more sticky.

 

[Larry Duff]

Now I'm craving White Castle.

 

[Mustard]

On the old Rebound Ace surface, sliding was impossible.

 

[travlerajm]

Pretty good ham definition.