Madrid considering Blue Clay - Page 4

04-27-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nadal_Freak

Verdasco and Del Potro are best suited to hardcourts.

That's what I thought.

35ft6 · 04-27-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by paulorenzo

truee. you remind me of ernest hemmingway.

My avatar IS Hemingway.

ShooterMcMarco · 04-27-2009, 10:26 PM

Watching clay matches on tennis channel in SD is terrible (on a 46 in LCD). The blue clay would probably help with that.

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Originally Posted by Cyan

Pink grass.

How about lilac

OliverSimon · 05-06-2009, 07:11 PM

Blue clay
Ion Tiriac, owner of the Madrid Masters that as of 2009 is being played on clay, has proposed for next editions of the tournament to be disputed on a new blue clay surface, thus reflecting the main sponsor's color (the insurance company Mutua Madrileña). This controversial change is still pending for acceptance on the players' side. In the meanwhile, effective 2009, one of the outer courts has already been made of the new material for the players to test it. Manuel Santana, the Open's current director, has assured that aside from the color the court keeps the same properties as the traditional red ones.[2]
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egn · 05-06-2009, 07:15 PM

any pictures yet? will they be playing on it?

OliverSimon · 05-06-2009, 07:20 PM

I can't find any pictures and i am also very excited i guess we will have to see next week

egn · 05-06-2009, 07:21 PM

I want to see it too curious to see what color blue it is.

Blinkism · 12-28-2009, 01:43 PM

http://tennis-atp.blogspot.com/2009/...-at-magic.html

Anyone hear anything recently about if Madrid is ever going to implement these blue clay courts?

CMM · 03-13-2011, 12:38 AM

http://translate.google.com/translat...53668384.shtml

15_ounce · 03-13-2011, 04:41 AM

Please just make sure the blue clay is dark blue... to help audience's eye focusing to the court and it looks easier and cooler for the eyes.

edit: I didn't see the photo from above post while making this post... amazing.. the colour I chose is close to that photo!

JimF · 03-13-2011, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaragoza

Clay is a natural surface, changing the colour of a natural surface is an aberration. It would be a shame if all the great job and effort they put into this tournament ended up on this. I can't believe Santana supports this idea, there are better ways to make a tournament more notorious. They're attention seekers.

You do realize the French Open is played on crushed brick.

That's about as natural as Velveeta spray-can cheese.

CzechM8 · 03-13-2011, 11:49 AM

They can do whatever they want with their tournament but I don't really dig it. Goes against my motto "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

We'll see how the better visibility argument that someone mentioned will hold up. Instead of picking up the "natural" clay colour the ball may just pick up the blue dirt...

Alexandros · 03-13-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by CzechM8

They can do whatever they want with their tournament but I don't really dig it. Goes against my motto "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

I hate that saying, it's the kind of thinking that stagnates innovation. I'm more for "if it's not perfect then improve it"; blue clay may help the visibility as I'm sure anyone who's tried to watch a live stream of a tennis match on red clay can attest that sometimes it's impossible to see the ball.

autumn_leaf · 03-13-2011, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexandros

I hate that saying, it's the kind of thinking that stagnates innovation. I'm more for "if it's not perfect then improve it"; blue clay may help the visibility as I'm sure anyone who's tried to watch a live stream of a tennis match on red clay can attest that sometimes it's impossible to see the ball.

i hate watching with red clay. i can only see it now because everything is in hd. otherwise it's like watching those old tennis videos on youtube.

Murrayfan31 · 03-13-2011, 10:06 PM

lol Nadal No longer red.

Nadal loses his power now. Feels like Australian Open.

kevoT · 03-13-2011, 10:25 PM

I'm like the black sheep here... I think it's way easier to see the ball on a red or a green surface or the hard courts that are red and green (no matter how old it makes it look).

FlamEnemY · 03-14-2011, 03:37 AM

Honestly, I'm all for it. There are several reasons to try this out, and one of them of course is the visibility of the ball.

The second, well, it looks really cool. The deep blue color is easy on the eyes.

Kegzz · 03-14-2011, 03:41 AM

I really like it. It's a nice blue colour and it makes a change from the same red clay we constantly see. I'm all for it. It looks awesome.

jwbarrientos · 03-14-2011, 04:49 AM

Madrid and Ion should let clay on peace

sdont · 03-14-2011, 06:34 AM

So they finally decided to go for it? That would be cool.

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15_ounce Professional Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: I'll never buy from TW until I get unbanned. Tennis Nuts FTW. Posts: 1,251	Please just make sure the blue clay is dark blue... to help audience's eye focusing to the court and it looks easier and cooler for the eyes. edit: I didn't see the photo from above post while making this post... amazing.. the colour I chose is close to that photo! Last edited by 15_ounce : 03-13-2011 at 04:44 AM.

03-13-2011, 11:49 AM	#72
CzechM8 Rookie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 162	They can do whatever they want with their tournament but I don't really dig it. Goes against my motto "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." We'll see how the better visibility argument that someone mentioned will hold up. Instead of picking up the "natural" clay colour the ball may just pick up the blue dirt... __________________ Less whining, more practice...