31 USTA Pro Circuit clay events

[kme5150]

From the USTA Pro Circuit website:

"The USTA Pro Circuit works hand-in-hand with USTA Player Development to create a schedule that maximizes opportunities for Americans to excel including the development of play on all surfaces. A record 31 USTA Pro Circuit events were held on clay this year. In 2006, just 15 were held."

This makes perfect sense since 99% of the courts in this country are hardcourts. Before you start making all the pro tournaments clay, wouldn't it make more sense to build more clay courts around the country first. Do mountain bike riders train on a paved roads? Do sand volleyball players train in school gyms? The US is known for hard fast courts. England is known for grass courts. Do you think the LTA is going to run out and start building clay courts?

Why are the National Hardcourt Championships packed with the top players and the National Clay Court Championships so weak? Both winners receive a wildcard into the US Open. It is because people are smart enough to not play on a surface that they don't train on.

This summer there were tons of byes in the qualifiers of Futures events that were on clay because players who never train on clay just don't go.

[jokinla]

Originally Posted by kme5150

From the USTA Pro Circuit website:

"The USTA Pro Circuit works hand-in-hand with USTA Player Development to create a schedule that maximizes opportunities for Americans to excel including the development of play on all surfaces. A record 31 USTA Pro Circuit events were held on clay this year. In 2006, just 15 were held."

This makes perfect sense since 99% of the courts in this country are hardcourts. Before you start making all the pro tournaments clay, wouldn't it make more sense to build more clay courts around the country first. Do mountain bike riders train on a paved roads? Do sand volleyball players train in school gyms? The US is known for hard fast courts. England is known for grass courts. Do you think the LTA is going to run out and start building clay courts?

Why are the National Hardcourt Championships packed with the top players and the National Clay Court Championships so weak? Both winners receive a wildcard into the US Open. It is because people are smart enough to not play on a surface that they don't train on.

This summer there were tons of byes in the qualifiers of Futures events that were on clay because players who never train on clay just don't go.

You mean a wildcard into qualies, because the clay court winner never used to get main draw acceptance into the mens singles, just the kalamazoo winner.

[t135]

I think it's a great idea. US Open needs to go back to green clay and you'll see more clay courts being built in USA. And maybe us juniors with more well rounded games.

[jokinla]

Originally Posted by t135

I think it's a great idea. US Open needs to go back to green clay and you'll see more clay courts being built in USA. And maybe us juniors with more well rounded games.

*******s would cream themselves if this happened. Of course, by the time this actually happened Nads would be long retired, so false alarm *******s, you can keep your cream.