Swiss genius Roger Federer says it would be good for tennis for there to be more fast surfaces on the ATP tour.
The world number two was beaten by Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-5 in the final of the ATP Tour Finals earlier in the week and spoke to reporters afterwards about his opinions on the surfaces on the ATP Tour.
“I think sometimes quicker courts do help the cause,” Federer said.
“I think it would help from time to time to move to something faster. That would help players learn different styles, to realise that coming to the net is a good thing, not a bad thing.
“I’ve played on all different speeds but I think some variety would be nice, some really slow stuff and then some really fast stuff instead of trying to make everything sort of the same.
“You sort of protect the top guys really by doing that, but should that be the goal? I’m not sure.”
Some of the best players in world tennis nowadays such as Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are known for their ability to keep the ball in play and hang in rallies, something which Federer believes may not be as simple on quicker surfaces.
“It’s an easy fix. Just make quicker courts, then it’s hard to defend,” Federer said.
“Attacking style is more important. It’s only on this type of slow courts that you can defend the way we are all doing right now.”