This week's tennis briefing discusses the impact of illness at the Mexican Open and highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas' performance improvements with a new racket. A major focus is the upcoming BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, which is set to change its court surface to Laykold, previously used at the U.S. Open. This shift aims to address criticisms of the event's historically slow court speeds, particularly from players like Daniil Medvedev, who has expressed strong discontent about the current conditions and ball heaviness.
What a new court means for tennis in the desert Tennis court conditions are complicated: they will feel faster or slower for different players and playstyles.
For some players, this will be a relief. World No. 6 and former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev has been vocal in his criticism of the surface.
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