The balls being used at Indian Wells are getting a lot of complaints from players. The tournament uses Penn balls for the hard court but players just hate it.

Casper Ruud, who participated in the Tie Break Tens event, said that he can’t feel the ball during an interview after the event. The main complaint from the players is that the ball feels different from the other balls used on the tour.

Miami Open, which follows Indian Wells, uses Dunlop balls. The Penn balls are tough to control and make it harder for players to hit consistent shots. Paris Masters uses the same Penn balls as Indian Wells.

The tour, for years, has tried to create a consistent playing experience so that players don’t have to switch balls as they go from one tournament to another. But tournaments still use different balls.

Players such as Sebastian Korda and Dominic Thiem have claimed that their wrist injuries were due to the balls used.

Dominic Thiem has parted ways with his management company Kosmos. Kosmos had been representing Thiem’s business interests for 18 months.

Speaking about the change, Thiem said:

My management will not make me a better player, nor will it kindle the fire in me, It doesn’t matter who manages me.

Dominic Thiem‘s career took a turn for the worse after the partnership with Kosmos began. Thiem injured his wrist and was out of the tour for nine months.

Thiem’s younger brother Moritz Them, who is 23, will take over as Thiem’s business manager. It’s not clear if this is a stop-gap arrangement or a long-term plan.

Kosmos recently pulled out of its commitment to managing Davis Cup for 25 years. Reports indicate that the company is in financial trouble and defaulted on its obligations to Davis Cup.