MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's uncle and coach Toni joined the world number one on Monday in criticising Melbourne Park's faster hardcourts which, he felt, will ruin the spectacle for the Australian Open fans.
The speed of the blue Plexicushion courts has polarised opinions with Roger Federer and Australian Lleyton Hewitt welcoming it while Nadal questioned the logic behind the change.
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