Everybody's Slipping!
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Jay_The_Nomad
Professional
yea the commentators were saying that the grass is pretty slick in the first week.
It should dry up as the tournament progresses.
It should dry up as the tournament progresses.
Andres
G.O.A.T.
Benneteau didn't slip. He chased a lob, and couldn't stop in time to avoid the backfence.
Blade0324
Hall of Fame
Grass is slippery, certainly more so than clay but in a different way as well. This is a big reason I don't like grass. Many talk about how it's softer and easier on the body, yet with the insecure footing I'd bet that there are more injury's from lack of footing on grass than from H/C.
theduh
Semi-Pro
He actually slipped trying to stop, it was a competitive match before he slipped too bad for him.
nadal for number1
Rookie
watever the case... many players are slipping due to those courts beig unused.... heard brad gilbert say that was a bad thing.. bc wimby doesnt allow practice on the main courts before the event
slicekick95
Semi-Pro
I don’t see any similarity between sliding on clay and slipping on grass.
Sliding on clay is controllable, is a tennis technique, actually the best way to teach balance. Slipping on grass is uncontrollable, it is a hazard.
theduh
Semi-Pro
Um, he slipped after he was match point down
Sorry I was referring to the first slip he had, was it in the 2rd or 3rd set?
martinrousev
Rookie
And now Grigor Dimitrov has twisted his knee. There isn't any info yet how serious is his injury. Let's all hope he's fine.
featherlight
Professional
i hope the courts can dry up soon so there will not be anymore injuries
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
ferrero slips at the back of the court, midway through the second set against youzhny . . . he groans and goes down, it looks like it may be serious. norm chryst bolts out of the chair . . . ferrero is down for a bit, but then walks to his chair for the changeover.
he doesn't call for the trainer and comes out to serve in the next game. all looks good and he holds serve. the commentator on the bbc says something like, "well, it was all a bit christiano ronaldo in the end," which i thought was hilarious.
(my apologies for those of you who don't follow football/soccer)
he doesn't call for the trainer and comes out to serve in the next game. all looks good and he holds serve. the commentator on the bbc says something like, "well, it was all a bit christiano ronaldo in the end," which i thought was hilarious.
(my apologies for those of you who don't follow football/soccer)
Blade0324
Hall of Fame
AND............
gsquicksilver
Semi-Pro
um...... no
bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
I've seen the slipping also, but I've watched Wimbledon for 20 years and it always seems to be a case that players regularly slip during the first few days when the grass is fresh.
I don't think there's really a way to avoid it on a fresh grass court, especially in the morning.
I don't think there's really a way to avoid it on a fresh grass court, especially in the morning.
MegacedU
Professional
It didn't even look that bad. I mean what is it made of concrete?
yellowoctopus
Professional
yup, I played on grass at a club in Bangkok; they normally don't open the courts up until later in the day.
That said, it's really an adjustment in how you move on grass, even if you know how to move on clay. The 'slippiness'-for the lack of better term- on clay is consistent and predictable; therefore, the players can slide accordingly and expect certain results. Grass, on the other hand, is spotty in terms of its slippiness (is that even a word??), so it is difficult to adjust and accommodate when you don't know what to expect at each footing.
theduh
Semi-Pro
Sounds like sleeping to me. But yeah you're spot on! You don't really know if you'll slip on your next step even though you stepped on the same place multiple times.
theduh
Semi-Pro
It was all red and from the looks of it I saw a bit of bleeding, sure it wasn't made of concrete but crashing your knees on soft or not so soft surfaces is not a good idea.
LanceStern
Professional
Its a big conundrum:
+ they don't let them practice on the main courts. The courts are more fresh but more slippery.
+ If they did let them practice on th emain courts, by the time people are around to watch competitive wimbledon matches, even in the first week the courts woul dbe ugly and deteriorated!
Ay yi yi!
+ they don't let them practice on the main courts. The courts are more fresh but more slippery.
+ If they did let them practice on th emain courts, by the time people are around to watch competitive wimbledon matches, even in the first week the courts woul dbe ugly and deteriorated!
Ay yi yi!
Leublu tennis
Legend
I have never played on grass but have on clay. And there is no problem with clay. You ever see so many players slip and fall during matches. I mean practically every match there is a bad fall. This is just ridiculous. Because of one slam and, what, 4 small tournaments, we put players into such dangerous conditions. Do away with grass, I say. Just make it green clay, if you like the green. And it would not turn brown after a couple of days.
LanceStern
Professional
Forget that. Make them play on grass more and get off the stupid hard / clay courts and maybe they wouldn't fall so much!
Badger
Semi-Pro
Yeah hopefully. Not too much though.
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