MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Open champion Ash Barty’s coach believes her solely likelihood of finishing a profession Grand Slam is that if the organisers of the U.S. Open choose for a special ball.
Craig Tyzzer’s perception that the world primary was able to successful Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces was validated on Saturday when she triumphed at Melbourne Park.
The high seed overcame a 5-1 deficit within the second set to defeat Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6(2) so as to add to her main titles at Roland Garros in 2019 and Wimbledon final yr.
But Tyzzer, who was the WTA Tour coach of the yr in 2019, mentioned the distinction in the kind of ball used at Flushing Meadows meant it might all the time be far more tough for the Australian to achieve New York.
“The U.S. Open actually must change the ball for the women,” he mentioned.
“The reality they nonetheless use a special ball for guys and women, it is a horrible ball for somebody like Ash. If they maintain that ball the identical, nobody like Ash will win that match.
“It’s the one match that has separate balls for the blokes and women. So if they do not change the balls, she will not win the U.S. Open.”
At the U.S. Open, males use barely heavier balls than the ladies.
Tyzzer mentioned after Barty received Wimbledon final yr, he all the time felt that her finest tennis would come on exhausting courts.
She grew up on the floor in Brisbane, however her first two Grand Slam titles got here on the pink clay of Roland Garros and on the grass at Wimbledon.
“It’s superb that she’s been in a position to do it. It’s fairly spectacular,” he mentioned.
“I feel we have all received to take a seat again and simply look at what she’s been in a position to do on completely different surfaces and simply her skill to play the extent of tennis that she does.
“I imply, generally, I’m simply in awe of it.”
(Reporting by Courtney Walsh; modifying by Pritha Sarkar)
