masters 1000 reform proposal

I get cramps

Semi-Pro
Secondly, there are too many clay masters events (3) and no grass events. Because of this, Madrid should be a 500 tournament, as it doesn’t even play like clay; it is way too fast of a surface.

Emilio Sanchez won in Madrid in 1987; in 1987 and 1991, he won in Gstaad (3,440 ft) and 1989 in Kitzbühel (2,500 ft).

Bruguera won in Madrid in 1992. He won three years in succession in Gstaad: 92, 93, 94.

Corretja won in Gstaad in 1998, 2000, and 2002; in 2000, he won in Kitzbühel.

Bruguera said (I can show you the video interview) that it was at altitude where he liked to play the most, and I can say the same about Emilio. Brugs' forehand carried a gigantic amount of action at altitude. One reason he felt so comfortable playing at Roland Garros, by his admission, was because they used lively balls there to attract as many aggressive players as possible, giving them more options to win matches.

Whether you can win on red clay by playing different styles, serving, and volleying, even at RG, is a different question. Emilio Sanchez and Bruguera think that, given the right weather, red clay is a fair surface. Darren Cahill won in Gstaad in 1988.
 

nolefam_2024

Bionic Poster
Most of these ideas are dumb. The reason usa has 3 masters is they have 3 facilities to hold them at. Countries just don’t magically build stuff. And I’ve said this for years Hamburg has the infrastructure move it and make it a grass masters.

The rest is nonsense you don’t just make something a masters. A tournament would have to expand its facilities. The three in the USA are combined events. They ain’t going anywhere
I don't watch wta.
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
I think the Masters 1000 tournaments need to be changed in terms of when and where they are played.

First of all, Shanghai is irrelevant and should be canceled forever. It’s at an awkward part of the season and I don’t even remember the last time it’s been played.

Secondly, there are too many clay masters events (3) and no grass events. Because of this, Madrid should be a 500 tournament as it doesn’t even play like clay, it is way too fast of a surface. Instead Halle should be a Masters 1000 tournament, on grass, which would make the grass season much more significant. This would mean the 8 Masters 1000 tournaments would be:

Indian Wells
Miami
Monte Carlo
Rome
Halle
Canada
Cincinnati
Paris

If Halle is going to be elevated to Masters status then Queen's should be also. It is the older and more prestigious grass event and if it doesn't get upgraded too then it will obviously lose out to Halle.
 

kayapit

Semi-Pro
In future there will be more pivot to Asia. No one cares about morals when it comes to money.
Christiano is playing in Saudi.
F1 tournaments are in Saudi and Baku.
Tennis is having exhos in middle east.
If not for pandemic and peng shui, tennis was pivoting to China, and no matter how many human rights violations happen, in future tennis will pivot to China.
Having bulk of tennis in Europe worked since beginning but it will change decidedly.
As with golf and LIV, though it's success is yet to be determined.
 

McGradey

Hall of Fame
I like the idea of expanding and improving the grass season. Could have some positive flow on effects in terms of diversity of styles and players on show if there were more incentive to be good on grass than there is currently. It feels like a secondary consideration and many of the young guys are clueless on grass because it’s so unfamiliar. Presumably, Wimbledon is going to continue to be the big glamour tournament that it has been for 100+ years, so it would be in everyone’s interest to showcase this section of the calendar in the best light possible.
 

Europa1

Rookie
I think the Masters 1000 tournaments need to be changed in terms of when and where they are played.

First of all, Shanghai is irrelevant and should be canceled forever. It’s at an awkward part of the season and I don’t even remember the last time it’s been played.

Secondly, there are too many clay masters events (3) and no grass events. Because of this, Madrid should be a 500 tournament as it doesn’t even play like clay, it is way too fast of a surface. Instead Halle should be a Masters 1000 tournament, on grass, which would make the grass season much more significant. This would mean the 8 Masters 1000 tournaments would be:

Indian Wells
Miami
Monte Carlo
Rome
Halle
Canada
Cincinnati
Paris
Have at least one Best of Five before each Major . Bo3 is not a proper warmup for a slam. The semis should be BO5 as well.
I think it would also boost the level of respect for the Masters.
And def grant 1000 points to one of the grass events.
 
Shanghai is backed by Chinese money, irrelevant or not it stays with the money.
Grass is a romantic remnant of the past but it would still be easier to get Wimbledon to change to clay or hard courts than for your proposals to occur.
 
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