ST_spitzertelescope
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Having read a couple other topics here about nadal participating at Halle, and also reading a number of articles with Toni nadal and boris Becker commenting, I did have a couple opinions..
Firstly, did you guys catch the recent graphic on the last couple tournaments showing average bounce height on all 3 surfaces? It was fascinating to see. Clay bounce was very high compared to the other two, with grass being the lowest.
Toni nadal talks about nadal winning his 10th french open and nadal is quoted saying Halle is very important. Boris is quoted saying (last year) nadal should skip the grass to keep his knees and legs for for other tournaments.
Personally, and obviously just being a fan, I do get the feeling that nadal potentially might be just pushing a bit too much - wanting too much too soon.
The graph for ball bounce clearly had grass the lowest and as a nadal fan you can picture how low he has to crouch in order to get that whipped top spin.
It makes me wonder if this will be his downfall - that either and/or Toni/nadal is participating in tournaments where they know it's high risk of injury with slightly lower chances of win. I want nadal around as much as the next fan but one does wonder if he's just going a step too far coming straight from french.
Quotes reference: http://www.chinadailyasia.com/sports/2014-06/10/content_15139652.html
Reading a bit more, I noticed that:
In 2001, Wimbledon organizers changed the grass to 100% perennial rye in addition to changing to a harder and denser soil, with both providing for a higher bounce to the ball and slower play.[6] Grass court specialist Tim Henman spoke out against this change in 2002, stating "What on earth is going on here? I'm on a grass court and it's the slowest court I've played on this year".[7] As a result, serving and volleying has become rare at Wimbledon and dominant baseliners such as Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams have won many titles.
Firstly, did you guys catch the recent graphic on the last couple tournaments showing average bounce height on all 3 surfaces? It was fascinating to see. Clay bounce was very high compared to the other two, with grass being the lowest.
Toni nadal talks about nadal winning his 10th french open and nadal is quoted saying Halle is very important. Boris is quoted saying (last year) nadal should skip the grass to keep his knees and legs for for other tournaments.
Personally, and obviously just being a fan, I do get the feeling that nadal potentially might be just pushing a bit too much - wanting too much too soon.
The graph for ball bounce clearly had grass the lowest and as a nadal fan you can picture how low he has to crouch in order to get that whipped top spin.
It makes me wonder if this will be his downfall - that either and/or Toni/nadal is participating in tournaments where they know it's high risk of injury with slightly lower chances of win. I want nadal around as much as the next fan but one does wonder if he's just going a step too far coming straight from french.
Quotes reference: http://www.chinadailyasia.com/sports/2014-06/10/content_15139652.html
Reading a bit more, I noticed that:
In 2001, Wimbledon organizers changed the grass to 100% perennial rye in addition to changing to a harder and denser soil, with both providing for a higher bounce to the ball and slower play.[6] Grass court specialist Tim Henman spoke out against this change in 2002, stating "What on earth is going on here? I'm on a grass court and it's the slowest court I've played on this year".[7] As a result, serving and volleying has become rare at Wimbledon and dominant baseliners such as Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams have won many titles.
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