Low bounce, not-so-fast court surprises Indian Davis Cup team

Rohit Rajpal

The Indian tennis squad was in for a pleasant surprise when it found out that the indoor hard court for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Finland was not as fast as it was expected and carries low bounce.

The Indian players on Tuesday got a chance to practise on the match court, which has been laid temporarily on carpet at an ice-hockey stadium here and after the first hit, it turned out that it suits the visitors in limited yet crucial way.

Non-playing captain Rohit Rajpal, before leaving for Finland, had said that they are expecting fast hard courts but realised that it's not the case.

"What they have done is that they have pulled the ice out and put a wooden plank and laid the court over it, so the bounce is low that suits us but at the same time the slowness of the court does not suit us," said Rajpal.

"The Europeans mostly play on clay courts which are slower, so they like to rally a lot and that is their strength. Our players do not do that but low bounce will certainly benefit us and our strategy will revolve around that," he added.

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