During the Laver Cup, there was a great deal of debate regarding the court and ball conditions after Roger Federer made surprising claims. He said the tournament directors are deliberately slowing the courts to benefit Jannik Sinner , and this could see him lock horns with Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

Alexander Zverev echoed similar sentiments during the Shanghai Masters. Sinner, however, shrugged off when he was asked about Zverev’s accusations, saying both he and Alcaraz also have to adapt to different conditions, slow or fast.

Sinner is in Vienna, bidding to win his second title in the tournament. In his pre-tournament press conference, Sinner once again gave his opinion regarding the tournament conditions.

Conditions aren’t the same everywhere and change every year: temperat

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