American tennis star Taylor Fritz echoes Stefanos Tsitsipas’ thoughts as they express frustration over ATP’s indifference to worrying development

A new subject has appeared on the ATP circuit, but this time tennis players are completely open. Many renowned athletes, including Stefanos Tsitsipas And Daniel Medvedev, have pointed the finger at the ATP Tour’s fault for the increase in injuries from time to time. But now another ATP star, Taylor Fritztried to spark the topic by bringing up his reference to the same problem.

They were joined by other ATP players who have been experiencing the same issue since the issue was raised. But it seems there’s no way to stop players from speaking out about the rule that caused the chaos in the first place.

Taylor Fritz added his words to the ball change controversy

This all started when Tsitsipas and Medvedev criticized the numerous ball changes that occur in every event to increase the risk of injuries. Since the issue was raised, there has been no turning back. After the Greek tennis player, the 25-year-old American tennis player also came forward to share his side of the story and whether or not he agrees with the reason for the increase in injuries.

Fritz recently took to his Twitter account to share his side of the story. He wrote, “I’ve had wrist problems since the start of the USO series due to ball changes✌????we used 3 different balls in 3 weeks.”

Along with this, he posted a tweet in which several tennis players expressed the same concern about the number of tennis players who have started suffering from wrist or hand pain this year. Furthermore, he pointed out that this was something that happened as a result of the frequent ball changes, and how it caused problems and led to injuries.

Nevertheless, let’s look at what 2023 Australian OpenThe Greek finalist, injured in the shoulder at the start of the year, had to speak out about the controversy.

When Stefanos Tsitsipas expressed his concerns about the controversy

The 5th ranked tennis player was among the first tennis players to openly express this concern to tennis fans. According to SDNA, he said: “I think the biggest problem this year was changing balls, and that was something that was discussed among the players. The balls must remain the same in most tournaments and especially on hard surfaces.

This statement was made earlier in March, when he stressed the importance of maintaining consistency in the types of balls used in order to prevent injuries. Along with this, he also claimed that the shoulder injury he suffered after the Australian Open was due to the ball change. What do you think of the ball change controversy? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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