Neil Stubley, the new head groundsman at the All England Club, has said that he’s pleased with the courts’ conditions. The Wimbledon 2013 Championships is currently ongoing.
“We are still confident this morning coming in that we are still producing the best tennis courts in the world. We are 100 percent happy with the playing surface and it’s no different to any other year,” he said in an interview with Reuters.
On Day 3 of competitions, now dubbed as “Black Wednesday, seven players have pulled out or either retired from their matches. This has set an Open Era Grand Slam record.
Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, a former top-ranked player, said that she noticed differences in the courts from last year to this year, adding that the grass they were playing on was similar to the ones used at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
“Lleyton Hewitt played on the court an hour before and thought it was fine. We are fully confident that we have prepared them how they should be prepared every year. By day four, as far as I am concerned, they are wearing exactly how they should be.”
Meanwhile, Serena Williams said that she’s aware with what has been happening but stated that she must be careful moving forward.
“Well, seeing all the falls, seeing all the slips, I definitely was a lot more aware going out there today, a little more on my toes,” she said. “So for me it played okay. But I went in there with a mind frame of be careful and be ready,” the top-ranked player said.
