Dead Spot on Hisense Arena

Dead Spot on Hisense Arena -Australian Open 2011- before Sharapova/Goerges match starts If you dont get it 00:05 to 00:08 pay attention to what happens when she bounces the ball. It is not fake by the way. According to Yahoo sports: What happened is that the stifling temperatures in Melbourne caused a heat bubble filled with air to form under the surface of the court,workers came out and drilled two small holes in the court, which let out the air. Order, and gravity, was restored. And the girl in the video is not Sharapova, is Julia Goerges. DEAD SPOT ON HISENSE ARENA THE Maria Sharapova-Julia Goerges match on Hisense Arena fell flat before it even started. As the two began warming up, the ball fell dead flat when it hit a patch in the service box, less than a metre from the net. Melbourne’s weather is being blamed for a dead spot. The match didn't get underway for 20 minutes as umpires and officials debated on how to fix the unusual problem, which was caused from the court heat forcing a flat bubble patch on the plexicushion surface. Sharapova, who won the game, said she first stumbled upon the spot during the coin toss. "I noticed there was something under my left shoe. I know I have a lot of foam in the heel but I thought they added some padding or something in there,'' the Russian said. "All of a sudden I looked down and there was a pretty big bubble there.'' But the 2008 Open winner said the problem was fixed fast and had no influence on the match. McKewen said ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 49s Date Found: Sun, Jan 23 2011 1:25 PM Category: Sports Date Produced: Sun, Jan 23 2011 1:17 PM View Count: 0