Among the four Grand Slams, what are the differences between the venues of the Australian Open and the US Open?

The four Grand Slams are four different venues. Generally speaking, there are three venues: the hard courts of the Australian Open and the US Open, the clay courts of the French Open, and the grass courts of Wimbledon.

Hard courts are also divided into fast hard courts and slow hard courts. This is the difference between the Australian Open and the US Open.

The court at the Australian Open is a slow hard court, while the court at the US Open is a fast hard court.

All courts in the US Open are hard courts, which also makes the ball speed in the US Open games always very fast.

Since 1988, the Australian Open has used a hard floor called Rebound Ace, which is a typical slow hard floor. The ball will have a higher bounce after landing. Since then, it has been criticized because January is the summer in Australia. This material is very sticky in overheated weather conditions and can easily cause injuries to athletes.

After the 2007 Australian Open, the organizing committee decided to change the court material to Plexicushion. The acrylic synthetic material of this new court slightly increased the ball speed. At the same time, the color of the site also changed from a single light green to a different shade of blue.

However, the problem of hard court speed in the Australian Open has been criticized by many hard court masters. The Swiss King Federer even bluntly stated that the ball speed in the Australian Open is getting closer to that of the French Open. This is why Nadal can win at the Australian Open. Evidence of good results.