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A spirited critique on his Twitch stream of this year’s ball change at Indian Wells recently went viral.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
The ball change had shades of last summer’s fifth Ashes Test, when Australia were left so irked.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2024
But I’m happy that I felt it and with the ball change, I felt like my game can be more dynamic, and I just pushed Angelique a bit more after it was four-three.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024
Players have told me they can adapt to new clubs fairly quickly, but a ball change is a pretty deal.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 5, 2019
Time for the compulsory ball change - after 34 overs, the ball is changed for one of similar age which has been cleaned and whitened.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2011
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