The 2025 tennis season has been electrified by a brewing controversy over court conditions, a debate thrust into the spotlight by Alexander Zverev’s pointed accusations. During the Shanghai Masters, the German world number three expressed frustration, stating, “I hate when [court speeds are] the same. I know that tournament directors are going in that direction because obviously they want Jannik and Carlos to do well every tournament.” His comments, echoing similar sentiments previously voiced by Roger Federer, suggested a deliberate homogenization of surfaces to favor the hyper-aggressive, baseline-dominated games of world number one Carlos Alcaraz and number two Jannik Sinner.

When initially confronted with these claims, Sinner offered a diplomatic rebuttal, calmly stating, “You know

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