“I don’t know if the conditions are a bit slower or if they are just better at it. Making returns was hard. Now, they just stand there,” Roger Federer remarked on Served with Andy Roddick, stirring fresh debate on modern court speeds. As Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner continue to electrify every arena they enter, the conversation only intensifies. Even before Shanghai, Alexander Zverev had sounded off, saying, “I hate when (court speeds are) the same… they want Jannik (Sinner) and Carlos (Alcaraz) to do well every tournament.” Now, with Sinner reigning supreme in the Paris Masters , tournament director Cedric Pioline has stepped in, calling out the players’ double standards and fanning the flames of a debate that refuses to cool.

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