The last Wimbledon career has probably ruined Serena Williams’ sliding ground. He helped Roger Federer out of a real mess when he injured the juice that had plagued him for five hundred. The central theme of the first days of the tournament is clear, with concerns and complaints about the condition of Wimbledon grass.
Already on Monday, Petra Kvitová complained about the condition of the central court and after the defeat in the first round she had to criticize her beloved “grass”.
“I felt it slippery from the beginning. I had it in my head a little and was afraid of movement,” the two-time Wimbledon champion acknowledged.
Even before her, Novak Djokovic ended up on the ground several times when he entered the tournament, fortunately without consequences.
The next day, however, the tennis disaster came. Williams played only a few games, slipped, injured her thigh muscle and had to give up. At that moment, Roger Federer was already sitting at the press conference and knew absolutely nothing about the sad fate of his similarly famous peer.
“Lord God, I can’t believe it. It’s awful,” he stiffened as the news was presented to him by the journalists present. Skrečí also ended his match, which preceded Serena’s duel with Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovičová on the center court.
Federer was tormented by Adrian Mannarino for four sets, but the dramatic unraveling in the form of the fifth act did not occur. The Frenchman slipped, injured his ligaments in his knee, and there was hope for a sensational surprise.
“I think it’s a little more slippery under a cloudy roof. You have to move very, very carefully. If you push too hard on the saw, you end up on the ground,” Federer said after the match. According to him, this is a traditional color at Wimbledon in the first days.
“It’s always been that way. The grass is softer in the first laps, it slides more. Then it treads, hardens and the movement is easier,” the Swiss added.
However, others do not agree with the fact that this is a situation comparable to previous years. “It’s extremely slippery, it’s not easy to move there. It’s a brutal end for Serena,” said Andy Murray.
“When she played the angle, I couldn’t run after the ball, I found it dangerous,” Sasnovičová said. “I was not able to change direction,” Mannarino agreed.
The main problem is the rain, which disrupts the program in the first days. Often it could only be played on the two largest courts under a cloudy roof. However, when it is “closed” for a long time, wetter conditions occur.
“The players there look like Bambi on ice. It’s a big challenge this year. Very treacherous,” said Pat Cash, 1987’s Wimbledon winner, at the television studio.
The non-standard condition of the grass was then confirmed by the All England Club itself in an official statement.
“Conditions during the first two days were the wettest we have experienced in a decade, causing the roofs to shrink for long periods of time. At this point, the grass is the most lush and green, resulting in more humidity. strengthen, “the organizers promised.
For Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarin, this is almost useless information.
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