Spanish Tennis Federation coach Xisco tells public.es that the court at the O2 Arena in Prague, where the Davis Cup final is being played between Spain and the Czech Republic, is playing like an "an ice rink."
Xisco said that the Czechs mixed very little sand in the the last layers of the surface, which is how hard courts are slowed down. The ITF approved of the speed of the surface.
"We have told the ITF that they must change their scale, because this [type of court] does not already exist in the circuit," Xisco said. "There is no place where this type of surface is used because it’s too fast. Even the Czech captain was surprised."
Spanish Davis Cup captain Alex Corretja added: "We all know that is the fastest surface of the year.”