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And a concerted effort has been made to slow down the speed in which the
ball comes off of the court at Wimbledon. The grass at Wimbledon has been
changed from a 70% Lorrina Perennial Rye and 30% Barcrown Creeping Red
Fescue mixture to a mix of 50% Amberimp and 50% Aberalf on a soil of 22%
clay with sand and silts.
This combination is better able to withstand the fortnight beating of the
championships -- and it has produced a slower-playing court with a higher,
more predictable bounce -- jus
