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Impact of Humidity on the Sunshine Double: What is Heavy Air?
Indian Wells, 145 feet above sea level in the Californian desert, is a dry heat. Miami, on the Florida coast, has high humidity – at an average of around 70% when the tournament takes place. This level of humidity is amplified in hot temperatures, which means more dampness is retained.
One conclusion often drawn when comparing the two tournaments of the Sunshine Double, is that the relative humidity of the air greatly affects tennis balls.
Miami is often said to have more ‘heavy’ conditions than Indian Wells – and it is suggested this slows the ball down significantly enough to have a material impact on the types of shots, and even the types of players, that are effective.
But is this belief even accurate? And what exactly is ‘dense’ or ‘heavy’ air?
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Impact of Humidity on the Sunshine Double: What is Heavy Air?
Indian Wells, 145 feet above sea level in the Californian desert, is a dry heat. Miami, on the Florida coast, has high humidity – at an average of around 70% when the tournament takes place. This level of humidity is amplified in hot temperatures, which means more dampness is retained.
One conclusion often drawn when comparing the two tournaments of the Sunshine Double, is that the relative humidity of the air greatly affects tennis balls.
Miami is often said to have more ‘heavy’ conditions than Indian Wells – and it is suggested this slows the ball down significantly enough to have a material impact on the types of shots, and even the types of players, that are effective.
But is this belief even accurate? And what exactly is ‘dense’ or ‘heavy’ air?
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About Baseline Tennis:
Baseline Tennis adds colour and context to the stories behind the game – both familiar and lesser-known.
Standing apart from the maelstrom of the 24/7 news cycle, Baseline Tennis provides informative, engaging and intelligent content on the past, present and future of the game, focusing on the stories that matter.
Our videos combine 3D imagery, motion graphics, archive footage, graphical illustrations and sound, to create rich and vivid storytelling, bringing the viewer immersive profiles of players, tournaments, key moments from history, the skills of the game and major discussion points.
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