This French Open is too cold (8° C)
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Terenigma
G.O.A.T.
It's because the organisers at the slam are too cheap or afraid to inject serious money to upgrade one of the biggest tournaments on the tour. How long did it take them to get a roof? How many years did play end at 7PM because they had no lights? How many times have they had rain delays and nowhere for the spectators to go to shield themselves from the rain? How many scheduling conflicts and delays have they been unable to sort out on different courts because they have absolutely no foresight about the weather? How many players have been forced to play in rain or poor conditions because of all of it?
taster
Rookie
a lot of questions there, sorry i don't have an answer to any of them, but i have a feeling they are rhetorical, so i'll just say 'a lot' to all of them.
I can answer the question 'do we have freewill?, and let's face it, it's a more important question.
Meles
Bionic Poster
The colderer the betterer. Highs this weekend through Wed will be 60 degrees and rain every day. Relatively warm the last few days.
Meles
Bionic Poster
Totally fraudulent conditions true.
Meles
Bionic Poster
From playing at 40 F (no wind luckily) the ball just seems dead, 46 F and lower is getting low. But this is nonsense as it will never drop below 55F in the evening. If rain forces starts before 11 a.m. that might get below 50F cold.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
It is not just the cold, but the combination of cold, light drizzle and wind combined with night-time humidity that made the conditions on Sunday tough. I think the forecast is to have a few more rainy, windy days in the next two weeks and I don’t think any of the top seeds would want to play night matches in those conditions.
I play tennis outdoors at night in the mid-high forties in California in Dec/Jan, but we usually don’t have wind and rain and so, it is bearable.
van_Loederen
Professional
such low temperature has become very rare in recent years, around that time of year in central Europe.
then again, already since March it has been clearly colder overall than in recent years.
in other places of the world, record high temperatures were reported, so it's just a local thing.
early October was far from safe for planning an outdoor clay event, but now even bad luck joined.
it is still possible that it will get a lot better around next week. autumn is patchy.
then again, already since March it has been clearly colder overall than in recent years.
in other places of the world, record high temperatures were reported, so it's just a local thing.
early October was far from safe for planning an outdoor clay event, but now even bad luck joined.
it is still possible that it will get a lot better around next week. autumn is patchy.
Tennease
Legend
That's because of the high humidity, due to rain.
RaulRamirez
Legend
That's inSeine!
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
Frenchy-Player
Hall of Fame
Marc Polmans was afraid of the sun with his " Lendl cap" 
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Deleted member 22147
Guest
Heater in the stadium? That is a bit far. I have played and done sport in much colder conditions. I can't stand artificial heat, it's quite insufferable. I love that fresh air!
Not ideal conditions, but some sort of top underneath your match top should be enough. Wearing leggings etc is crazy.
Not ideal conditions, but some sort of top underneath your match top should be enough. Wearing leggings etc is crazy.
vive le beau jeu !
Talk Tennis Guru
i think he already sees many 'docs'...
I don't think they mind playing in the cold.. it's the risk of stiff muscle injuries and the fact that the ball doesn't bounce. They should have a cold weather ball available with extra air pressure and less weight. The problem is just so rare.
flanker2000fr
Hall of Fame
These are not ideal conditions by a long stretch, but come on now, these highly trained and coached athletes should man up and adjust their routine and game plan accordingly.
I mean, I remember playing amateur rugby in a 5 degrees celcius temperature, on a frozen pitch, and that's a sport where one hits the deck dozens of times during the course of a game.
On another note, there was a joker on this board, which I assume to be part of the Rafa Brigade, who was adamant that the playing conditions in Paris in October would be better than in May. Shame I can't see him on this thread.
I mean, I remember playing amateur rugby in a 5 degrees celcius temperature, on a frozen pitch, and that's a sport where one hits the deck dozens of times during the course of a game.
On another note, there was a joker on this board, which I assume to be part of the Rafa Brigade, who was adamant that the playing conditions in Paris in October would be better than in May. Shame I can't see him on this thread.
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Tennis_Hands
Banned
Ah, I remember those claims. The guy/girl must have never visited during this time of the year.
flanker2000fr
Hall of Fame
Ah, I remember those claims. The guy/girl must have never visited during this time of the year.
Precisely. But he was really good at explaining how the weather patterns in Colorado were relevant to those in Paris in May vs. October. Me, I just remember freezing my butt in October, and sitting on a terrace with my sunglasses on in May.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
As a Bielorrussian, she should be used to the cold.
Tennease
Legend
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