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- The WTA’s decision to use the Wilson Extra Duty tennis ball was made months in advance of the US Open and is a decision based on careful consideration by all parties. In past years, the basis behind using the regular felt ball was that it limited the potential of arm, shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries.
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Aug 31, 2022 · While the men play with Wilson’s extra duty tennis balls – developed specifically for hard courts – the women play with regular duty balls, which play faster, are less durable and are...
Aug 28, 2023 · The WTA’s decision to use the Wilson Extra Duty tennis ball was made months in advance of the US Open and is a decision based on careful consideration by all parties. In past years, the basis behind using the regular felt ball was that it limited the potential of arm, shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries.
Aug 17, 2023 · After multiple players complained about the use of a different ball for women during the 2022 US Open, tournament director Stacey Allaster said the USTA would be using the same ball for both...
Oct 8, 2023 · Marketa Vondrousova blamed the heavier extra-duty balls for the elbow injury that ruled her out of #usopen doubles. Injury concerns had been the WTA's reasoning for avoiding the...
Aug 26, 2022 · It all began after current WTA No. 1 Iga Swiatek first spoke out against the use of Wilson tennis balls during the US Open swing every year. For starters, the World No. 1 was quite...
Sep 4, 2023 · The Australian Open uses Dunlop balls, the French Open uses a specialty ball from Wilson designed for their specific red clay and Wimbledon uses a Slazenger ball.
Aug 17, 2023 · The extra duty ball is noted by Wilson to be ideal for hard courts, the kind used in Flushing Meadows. Allaster said she told the players to talk to leadership of the WTA Tour and their players’ council.
