Wimbledon’s 27-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov was knocked down by Argentina’s Mariano Navone in the first round.
His earliest exports in the game have suffered the earliest exports since 2019, so he was broken six times by his opponents.
He said after his failure: “Ball is the worst, and the grass tour turned into a joke.”
“This is no longer grass, the court is slower than clay. It’s not even grass.”
Two-time champion Petra Kvitova said things have changed over the years.
“I’m not sure if it’s just grass,” she said after her final appearance at the All England Club. She was beaten by the tenth seed Emma Navarro.
“Maybe this is the ball too. Overall, it’s getting slower and slower.”
Eight top 10 players quit in the first round – the highest player in a Grand Slam event in the Open era.
Among those who were eliminated was the third seed of the United States, Jessica Pegula, who said Wimbledon’s court “feels different” but added: “That’s grass – they’re all different. It’s a living surface and they won’t play the same role.”
Poland’s former world number one Iga Swiatek beat Russia’s Polina Kudermetova 7-5 6-1 in the first round, and he believes Wimbledon’s performance is slower but expects changes in the coming days.
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“But with the heat and the elasticity of all the balls being different from the bouncing in the next few days, I’m not really focused on that.
“As the weather changes, we will have to adjust to different conditions every day.”
