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The opening two days at Wimbledon have been marred by harsh criticism of the conditions of the famous grass courts, which have seen 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams forced to withdraw after sustaining an injury, but event organizers are standing by the state of the courts.
The All England Club issued a statement Wednesday saying the courts have been checked over before each match and the organizers are “happy with the conditions.” but it noted that because of the weather, the “natural surface” has been impacted.
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“Each grass court is checked by the Grand Slam Supervisors, Referee’s Office and Grounds team ahead of play commencing, and on both days of the Fortnight they have been happy with the conditions and cleared the courts for play,” the statement read, via Reuters.
“It feels a tad more slippery, maybe, under the roof. I don’t know if it’s just a gut feeling,” Federer said afterward, seemingly in line with the organizer’s statement.
“You do have to move very, very carefully out there. If you push too hard in the wrong moments, you do go down. I do feel it’s drier during the day. With the wind and all that stuff, it takes the (moisture) out of the grass. But this is obviously terrible.”
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Even five-time Wimbledon Champion Novak Djokovic fell several times in his first match played on Centre Court on Monday.
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