Hi there, where I live we play on a dirt-like clay court. With the summer rains the court is pretty wet and super slow
I usually play with Head Hawk or other similar strings with my Head Radical Pro at around 52/53lbs
I feel that I don't get any depth with the ball staying heavy and low
Any...
So I'm not a pro or coach or expert or even an amateur talk tennis pundit...I'm just a guy that plays tennis some days a week
So my question is, is there too much sliding going on?
I play on clay most of the time and don't slide. (Mostly because I don't know how) but it doesn't seem to impact...
I’m wondering if anyone has used clay court shoes on savannah courts before?.
I’m thinking of getting the ASICS gel court speed(clay court) or the Adidas ubersonic 2’s(clay court).
They say you can use omni court shoes, but they look just like hardcourt shoes.
All opinions really appreciated.
Now that he's made the AO final, has Timmy's HC achievements surpassed those on clay?
Here's the tale of tape.
HC:
1 slem F (outcome TBD) and 1 QF
1 Tour Finals F
1 MS1000 W
5 titles (1 250, 3 500's, and the aforementioned MS1000)
CC:
2 slem F and 2 SF
2 MS1000 F
10 titles on (8 250's...
In my part of the world, 90% of courts are clay and 99.9% of players want to play only on clay.
I learned to play tennis on red clay but recently spent some time playing on Plexipave Plexicushion "hard" courts. I actually discovered my hate for clay growing bigger and bigger the more I play on...
Are there any clay courts in Texas that I don't need a membership for? I don't mind renting the courts, but I don't want to pay a full country club fee...
Simple question.
And if he does, what are the chances of him winning RG/MC/Rome?
RG i feel is out of bounds now. He has come close to MC/Rome titles in recent years, but lost in the finals.
I have not played on Grass personally.
I am recreational player, playing ONLY on Clay.
IMO grass is hard to master:
- low bounce
- ball skids
- big severs have great advantage
- shorter rallies / risky game
- slippery surface, makes it to hard to reach out to every ball and time it effectively...
I've always wondered why the clay season provides so many one sided sets, and is the surface with the highest probability for a bagel. What is the single biggest reason?
I'm currently thinking it's mainly down to the slowing down of the court speed, thus rendering fast serves less effective -...