“Looks like we’re playing on ice. I haven’t seen such a fast court in 15 years ”, noted Novak Djokovic at the start of the fortnight in Australia. The Tennis Ultimate Statistics site has looked into this thorny question, which caused a lot of talk during the Australian Open. And the finding is surprising. The fastest court at Rod Laver Arena was in 2019, not 2021. This corresponds to the Serbian demonstration in the final against Rafael Nadal (6–3, 6–2, 6–3). The year he was the slowest was 2012. And as luck would have it, it was the time Rafa upset Novak the most, with this extraordinary final in 5 sets and nearly 6 hours of play.
In short, the court is more or less fast in Melbourne over the years, and in the end, Novak Djokovic wins.
Posted on Saturday February 27, 2021 at 14:13
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