“WTF is this court color?” Tennis Twitter questions ATP regarding the ‘poor’ choice of court color at the Gijon Open
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Gijon Open
The Gijon Open made its debut on the ATP Tour this week as an ATP 250 event. It is played at Palacio de Deportes in Gijon, Spain, from 10 to 16 October 2022, and this week, it features a strong playing field that includes the likes of Andrey Rublev, Dominic Thiem, Andy Murray, Pablo Carreno Busta, and Roberto Bautista Agut.
But the main topic of discussion this week regarding the Gijon Open is its court surface color. The Gijon Open is an indoor hard court tournament and typically, indoor hard courts are blue in color. But the courts in Gijon are of weird orange color with the outer court area contrasted with dark grey.
The orange color is very similar to the color of the clay courts and despite everything, it is difficult for a viewer to track the ball on this color especially since the matches are indoors. The yellow balls get lost for the viewer as it gets mixed up with the contrast of yellow over orange under the lights.
Fans express their opinion on the surface color at the Gijon Open
Fans on social media have mixed opinions about the surface of the court. While some deem the surface as good and, beautiful, viewer-friendly, many agreed that the color is unnecessarily bad. The main issue was that the ball couldn’t be spotted on the TV as compared to the more tested blue color.
This is not the first time that an indoor hard court tournament is being played on a surface that isn’t blue. Grey and Green courts are also being tried to give a better viewer experience for the tennis fans.
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Lakshya Chopra
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