Blue Clay

by **Corbon** » Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38

No, why shouldn't the colour alone be a problem?

If Tips keeps serving like that, he's through.

Also did anyone watch Hradecka earlier? She serves and looks like a demon.

by **Corbon** » Fri, 11 May 2012 19:53

Graz Fed

by **VMoe86** » Fri, 11 May 2012 19:57

If Federer makes the final he will have his hands full with either del Potro or Berdych, but I hope he wins the tournament -- he'd be number 2 then and now that Djokovic lost over 800 points he will have a realistic chance to get back to number 1 if (and that's a big if) he wins a major this season.

About "Blue Clay": Here you can read how it is created. In all the reports they say that it was the layering compared to the previous years (and the courts were not good in 2009 to 2011, either), not the colour, which caused problems.

by **Corbon** » Sat, 12 May 2012 17:08

Sore loser much, Delpo? Umpire was right on both occassions, way to look like a fool now.

by **Corbon** » Sat, 12 May 2012 19:48

Bit disappointed by Tips after his great second set against Nole.

Rome draw is out btw.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event ... &Year=2012

by **Corbon** » Sun, 13 May 2012 13:53

Ladies final

Vika getting hammered off the court by Serena.

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ATP rankings as of 14th May.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associatio ... t_rankings

Fed back at #2 and Delpo back in the top 10 where he belongs.

Last year Fed lost early in Rome, Nole has 1000 and Rafa 600 points to defend. However Nole can make good at RG, in the semis he might get drawn against Murray.

by **SlicerITST** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:12

A second division football team in Holland wants to start playing on blue grass as a follow up to this succesful project. :lol:

So if Nadal wants to change sports he can unfortunately not pick football. It will keep haunting him.

by **Tamthewasp** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:19

SlicerITST wrote:A second division football team in Holland wants to start playing on blue grass as a follow up to this succesful project.

So if Nadal wants to change sports he can unfortunately not pick football. It will keep haunting him.

Has it been a success? I'm not sure. An that dutch team I think may be smoking the grass.

by **SlicerITST** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24

I was being sarcastic about the success. I really have no opinion on that.

by **Tamthewasp** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27

SlicerITST wrote:I was being sarcastic about the success. I really have no opinion on that.

That Sarcasm went right over my head.

by **djarvik** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:29

Best Clay tourney in a while if you ask me. 100% success in my eyes. The slippery surface made matches more exciting as there were more winners, wrong foots and the pace of matches was faster. The color blue is awesome.

This court "seems" speedier then freaking US Open! It is not really faster, not because of court speed, but because of the player movement. I really don't care that it doesn't fit the frame work of "Clay". Clay is nothing more then a word, a compound with which the courts are made.....who said it HAS to be slow and NOT slippery?

I say leave it the way it is, let the weenies adjust.

by **Ali-Iqb93** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:32

djarvik wrote:Best Clay tourney in a while if you ask me. 100% success in my eyes. The slippery surface made matches more exciting as there were more winners, wrong foots and the pace of matches was faster. The color blue is awesome.

This court "seems" speedier then freaking US Open! It is not really faster, not because of court speed, but because of the player movement. I really don't care that it doesn't fit the frame work of "Clay". Clay is nothing more then a word, a compound with which the courts are made.....who said it HAS to be slow and NOT slippery?

I say leave it the way it is, let the weenies adjust.

Agreed.. For the first time djarvik is spot on :tu

by **Tamthewasp** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:45

Clay should be slow.
Hard courts should be bouncy
And Grass should be lightning quick.

I'n up for making clay speedy but as long as it balances itself out with a super fast grass court.

I'm still advocating that china should do a grass tour and hopefully 1 day when the popularity increases enough in china that it will have it's own Slam. (Grass).

Ali and Al agree? That just twisted my melon man.

by **SlicerITST** » Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54

Tamthewasp wrote:
Ali and Al agree? That just twisted my melon man.

One of them has to change his opinion. Its not december 2012 yet...

by **djarvik** » Wed, 16 May 2012 15:02

Tamthewasp wrote:Clay should be slow.
Hard courts should be bouncy
And Grass should be lightning quick.

...and I should be a billionaire. Try to convince me that I should not be.

Tamthewasp wrote:I'n up for making clay speedy but as long as it balances itself out with a super fast grass court.

Again, why? Reason. Why not make Grass 6-12 inches tall and make it slower? Low bounce sloe court is fun too! Fed would love that with his short slice, the ball would not bounce.

Tamthewasp wrote:I'm still advocating that china should do a grass tour and hopefully 1 day when the popularity increases enough in china that it will have it's own Slam. (Grass).

Ali and Al agree? That just twisted my melon man.

I just don't believe in SHOULD, tradition, history etc nonsense. Want to keep all that? ...use wooden racquets, string yourself - one string at a time, wear tiny white shirts or go back fuhrer and wear white pants and a a mustache.

....while you at it, get writ of all courts other then Grass, get writ of Hawkeye and linesman, ....go ahead, get writ of all the huge arenas and 10's on new tournaments that opened up.

Lets stay TRUE to history gentleman!

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