THE Gijon Open made its debut on the ATP Tour this week as an ATP 250 event. It is played at the Palacio de Deportes in Gijon, Spain from October 10-16, 2022, and this week it features a solid playing field that includes players like Andrey Rublev, Dominic Thiem, Andy Murray, Pablo Carreno Busta and Roberto Bautista. Agut.
But the main talking point this week regarding the Gijon Open is the color of the court surface. THE Gijon Open is an indoor hard court tournament and usually, indoor hard courts are colored blue. But the Gijon courts are a strange orange color, with the outside area of the pitch contrasting with the dark gray.
The color orange closely resembles the color of clay and despite everything, it is difficult for a spectator to follow the ball on this color, especially since the matches take place indoors. The yellow balls are lost on the viewer as they mix with the yellow on orange contrast under the lights.
Fans express their opinion on the color of the surface at the Gijon Open
Fans on social media have mixed opinions on the pitch surface. While some consider the surface to be good, beautiful and user-friendly, many agree that the color is unnecessarily bad. The main problem was that the ball could not be spotted on the TV unlike the more tested blue color.
This is not the first time that an indoor hard court tournament has been played on a surface that is not blue. Gray and green courts are also being tried to provide a better experience for tennis fans.
