Casper Ruud was dead honest when addressing the constant ball changes on the Tour as the Norwegian thinks some of his colleagues are just being “dramatic.”
For the past two years, numerous players from across the ATP and WTA Tours – including some of the biggest names of the game – have complained about the balls. And in early 2023, it only took a turn for the worse after certain players started claiming that the growing number of injuries in pro tennis was directly linked to the balls used.
One of the main complaints players have is that different tournaments use different balls so constantly needing to adapt to a new type puts stress on the body and causes injuries. It should be noted that the majority of those players agree that at least one type of ball should be used for a certain swing.
But in Ruud’s mind, pretty much all of it is a nonsense and he explains why.
“You see players complain about the balls all the time. I’m getting so tired of like ‘Oh, I feel my elbow… I feel this, that. I can’t produce power. It suits this player…’ Come on. Just play.’ For me what’s funny is some players come like five days in advance to practice. And I do it myself a lot of the times, unless you’re going from tournament to tournament. They string like 28 rackets…
