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Evolution of court speed

By Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com

Thursday, January 11, 2007

There are all kinds of percolating issues on the eve of the Australian Open, although one of the bigger ones went away yesterday when Venus Williams formally withdrew from the tournament because of lingering problems with her right wrist. But the thing I'm most curious about is the degree to which the Rebound Ace courts at Melbourne Park have been made faster -- that is, more likely to reward big servers (can you say, Andy Roddick?), big hitters (James Blake, anyone?) and precise shotmakers (wha ...

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