Maria Sharapova finds 'dead spot' on tennis court
Tennis courts come in a variety of different surface types, but one thing they have in common is that when a ball hits them, it bounces… or at least that's the theory.
But that wasn't the case at the Australian Open recently, when Maria Sharapova found a dead-spot on one of the courts.
The Russian ace says that as she was warming-up ahead of her third round clash with Goerges, she felt a noticeably bouncy spot on the court.
When umpires checked it out they discovered a heat bubble under the surface of the court which caused balls to seemingly defy the laws of physics land flatly rather than bounce.
Workers solved the problem by drilling a series of small holes in the court to release the trapped air… but not before this great video was filmed.
Tennis courts come in a variety of different surface types, but one thing they have in common is that when a ball hits them, it bounces… or at least that's the theory.
But that wasn't the case at the Australian Open recently, when Maria Sharapova found a dead-spot on one of the courts.
The Russian ace says that as she was warming-up ahead of her third round clash with Goerges, she felt a noticeably bouncy spot on the court.
When umpires checked it out they discovered a heat bubble under the surface of the court which caused balls to seemingly defy the laws of physics land flatly rather than bounce.
Workers solved the problem by drilling a series of small holes in the court to release the trapped air… but not before this great video was filmed.