
Wimbledon organizers 'happy' with court conditions as Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino suffer slips
CNN
A turf war is brewing at Wimbledon as organizers have defended the conditions of the grass following injuries to Serena Williams and Adrian Mannarino in back-to-back matches.
World No. 60 Nick Kyrgios, meanwhile, complained that the courts are "too slow." Mannarino was forced to retire against Roger Federer after slipping in the fourth set and injuring his knee, while Williams appeared to slip and hurt herself during a return in the first set against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
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