Alternative Surfaces

[30fifteen]

The league should come up with new surfaces to play on instead of the normal hardcourt, clay, and grass. I have some ideas:

Hardwood (similar to basketball gyms - balls would travel lightning fast!)
Artificial grass (the grass would be evenly distributed across the court)
Rubber (imagine balls bouncing really high!)
Sponge-like material (would be easy on the feet)

What do you think? Other ideas?

 

[Achilles82]

there is also green clay. THere are some wta tournaments, but not ATP.

I dunno... i think this way i just fine...

 

[Tammo]

Sand, cloud, and the Moon's surface.

 

[Cup8489]

Water, Ice, and perhaps gravel.

 

[Fedace]

The league should come up with new surfaces to play on instead of the normal hardcourt, clay, and grass. I have some ideas:

Hardwood (similar to basketball gyms - balls would travel lightning fast!)
Artificial grass (the grass would be evenly distributed across the court)
Rubber (imagine balls bouncing really high!)
Sponge-like material (would be easy on the feet)

What do you think? Other ideas?

artificial grass is good. Hardwood is good if you want 1 point rallie all day long.

 

[rofl_copter3]

Cobblestone!!!

 

[Semi-Pro]

If I'm not mistaken, decades ago some tournaments used to be played on wood. Correct me if I'm wrong...

 

[Towser83]

can Gluten be a surface? Get Novak out of his comfort zone :lol:

what about Ice? or Quicksand? Tar? Topsoil? Broken glass?

 

[Netspirit]

Marble. Sandpaper. Carpet (residential kind).

 

[Netspirit]

If I'm not mistaken, decades ago some tournaments used to be played on wood. Correct me if I'm wrong...

That is correct. Wood was banned though, since it literally killed bones and joints.

 

[vive le beau jeu !]

bring back the carpet, that will already be a good thing !

 

[xRain]

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[15_ounce]

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[Murrayfan31]

Funny thread. But I'm sure some of these surfaces are a danger to the players health. That is why they are not allowed. Grass I think is a little risky due to the bad slips. But I guess not enough bad slips to stop them. Hard courts are by far the safest surface.

 

[15_ounce]

Funny thread. But I'm sure some of these surfaces are a danger to the players heath. That is why they are not allowed. Grass I think is a little risky due to the bad slips. But I guess not enough bad slips to stop them. Hard courts are by far the safest surface.

I sprained my wrist because I slipped on synthetic grass court while wearing hardcourt shoes. Now I've got grasscourt shoes and it surely makes a big difference.. hasn't slipped once since.

 

[NamRanger]

Synthetic grass would probably be the best choice.

 

[dominikk1985]

Synthetic grass would probably be the best choice.

Carpet is basically synthetic grass.

 

[NamRanger]

Carpet is basically synthetic grass.

They play slightly differently. Carpet is a little faster due to a lower bounce and insane speed, while synthetic grass plays quite different even from slow natural grass like Wimbledon's.