Daniil Medvedev doesn't like it, Cameron Norrie adores it: What's up with Indian Wells court speed?

Daniil Medvedev has called it a “disgrace” but reckons Cameron Norrie “adores” it – so what is going on with the Indian Wells court speed? One of the running themes over the last week at Indian Wells has been former world No. 1 Medvedev giving his very frank views on how “slow” the courts are. Ad In his most recent win over Alexander Zverev, Medvedev called them a “disgrace” and told the umpire “the ATP’s not doing a good enough job on checking the courts, because it’s not hard courts.

They should say on the fact sheet, ‘very slow hard court.’”. ATP Indian Wells'Disgrace to the sport' – Medvedev in latest rant during Indian Wells match5 HOURS AGO In a calmer moment after the match, Medvedev said that he “loves the tournament” but still doesn’t “like the court”. So what exactly is Medvedev’s issue? Does he have a point? Why is Norrie «not complaining»? And have other players expressed any complaints? 'This is not hard courts' The men’s and women’s tours are played on three surfaces: hard, clay and grass.

Each surface plays differently and it is usually the case that grass is the fastest, meaning the ball skids through quicker after bouncing and gives players less time to play their shots. After grass in terms of speed comes hard courts, and then clay is the slowest. But the court surfaces can also range in speed.

Medvedev has called the hard courts at the ATP Finals in Turin the “fastest” he has ever played on during his time on the ATP Tour. Indian Wells seems to be towards the other end of the spectrum, which can mean longer rallies and not always as much reward for attacking shots as on quicker courts, which is one of Medvedev’s grumbles. “I get crazy because there are some points where I feel like I’m hitting five, 10