Perfect conditions for Nadal then as he won Canada with ease on a court speed index over 4 and at his stage of his career, given his problematic knees faster courts definitely suit him as long as bounce is higher than in Australia, which it is bound to be due to balls they use.
After 10 years of red/blue/green clay we deserve it. 3 editions of AO isn't enough.
Federer most vulnerable if it plays faster as so many players can hit him off court. Great news for nadalovic fans.
Does it matter? Federer doesn't win Majors on anything nowadays. W, AO should suit, he failed, Cincinatti...fail...IW...fail..FO...fail. I mean what exactly will assist Federer save for the removal of Nadal and Djokovic from the draw lol.
What happened in Australia, Cincinatti and Wimbledon? Or did Federer win those ...lol
2017-18.
Federer said Cincinatti was too fast lol...USTA maybe missed the memo..or when Federer goes out Federer fans have the excuse the courts were made for nadal and Djokovic. Its same old same old..whining Federer fans.
Thanks. Very helpful.
Nadal won Canada (index was 4.3 which faster than UO)...runner up in AO (faster than UO) so keep crying lol.
I'll bet a few Nadal fans are banned over next couple of weeks, and if Nadal wins (I am confident he will) the butthurtometre will be epic lol
Monday at 11 AM local time.
Nadal won Canada last year and Djokovic was there, and nadal has outperformed Federer at every HC major for past year lol.
Because Federer done so well there last decade of course.
Erm..Nadal holds a masters 1000 title and r/u in Australia where he thrashed guy that schooled Federer....Federer has a Miami title and absolutely nothing else of note bar a loss to Thiem at IW.
Out of interest what sport do you follow..evidently not tennis as you appear not to follow the results
Don't waste your energy. He's a clueless troll who's still hurt from the treatment Federer have Nadal at Wimbledon. He thinks Nadal is the best hardcourt player at the moment. Talk about delusional.
Just give him the trophy already
ExactlyJust give him the trophy already
Lol, When has Federer beat nadal on HC then? Last two HC majors he didn't make it far enough to face nadal, and Nadal is holder of Canadian Open. Nadal will eat Federer as badly as he did in Roland Garros...I know Federer fans still yet to come to terms with Roland Garros, but it is reality and what they can expect in New York.
Don’t think Fed will get in Rafas half this year as odds low for that. Which sucks as I want them to play a SF.
He won’t reach the SF to start with
It’s a pretty good chance yes he will not get that far.
If since 3rd round he has to face opponents who are playing best tennis in their life again? Maybe.
I didn’t say it was slow I meant slower . USO used to be medium-fast before 2016/17 though.2017 was definitely not slow. It was made slow by the usual suspects because Nadal won it. The pic below is from 2017, for comparison Cincinnati this year was just over 37 and everyone called it a fast court. 36 is medium, that's been the normal speed of USO for over a decade. And I remember in 2011 many players complained that it was playing very slow. USTA even issued a statement that they had to delay the resurfacing process that year due to bad weather, and that's why it was playing slower than usual.
