Players like Alcaraz shouldn't be injured due to constant ball changes says Nick Kyrgios

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios believes that younger players should be protected from the constant change of balls in the sport.

There have been complaints about some of the big-name players as well as the younger ones about the impact the change of balls had on their play on the court.

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Kyrgios, who is currently spending time on the sidelines as he continues his recovery from an injury sustained in the second half of 2022, was recently quoted in a report where he stated that younger players, especially someone like Carlos Alcaraz, should be protected more as they are the future of the sport and their fitness should not be compromised because of constant change of balls.

"I think we'd have to find one [solution],” he said. “Because you look at someone like Carlos Alcaraz, and as the greatest of all time, Novak, Federer, Nadal. When these guys depart the sport and they led the way for so long, we need we need to look after the players for the future generation.
"You look at someone like Alcaraz, who has already had a couple injuries that can really hurt a player, and changing balls week in week out can contribute to injuries. And we don't want to see one of our electric young stars get injured because of a monetary tennis ball issue."

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