Nadal criticises Madrid Masters
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skip1969
G.O.A.T.
i cut and pasted this from the site, to save ya'll the trouble of side-scrolling.
Verdasco and Safin go blue
Fernando Verdasco and Marat Safin took time out on Thursday to practice on the prototype blue court being tested at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.
The players tested the surface out for 15 minutes and agreed that the court has all the playing qualities of a red clay surface.
“I trained on it for two hours a few days ago and it plays exactly the same as traditional clay, it’s just a different colour,” said the tournament No.7 seed. “When you get used to that, it’s fine.
Former world No.23 player, Javier Sanchez, was part of the team that developed the court and says it took a year to refine the consistency of the surface which, from a distance, looks like a blue carpet court.
“We wanted to create something different for the world of tennis, something that would spice up the game a bit and get people talking.
“The blue clay court has passed all the ITF tests for bounce, consistency and slide. It has the same sub strata, the clay is the same texture and the court plays exactly like a traditional red clay court.
“We would like all the courts at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open to be this colour because we think it will help the profile of tennis to grow here in Spain and around the world.”
With nearly three hours of playing time on the blue surface under his belt, Verdasco says the new court is a valuable marketing tool.
“It can only be a positive thing if it gets people talking about tennis and about the tournament said Madrid local, Verdasco.
World No.20 Marat Safin, who lost here in the first round, agrees. “After a few minutes the colour is fine and if it’s good to promote the tournament then it’s fine, it’s good,” he said.
http://www.madrid-open.com/site/news/26/2061
Verdasco and Safin go blue
Fernando Verdasco and Marat Safin took time out on Thursday to practice on the prototype blue court being tested at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.
The players tested the surface out for 15 minutes and agreed that the court has all the playing qualities of a red clay surface.
“I trained on it for two hours a few days ago and it plays exactly the same as traditional clay, it’s just a different colour,” said the tournament No.7 seed. “When you get used to that, it’s fine.
Former world No.23 player, Javier Sanchez, was part of the team that developed the court and says it took a year to refine the consistency of the surface which, from a distance, looks like a blue carpet court.
“We wanted to create something different for the world of tennis, something that would spice up the game a bit and get people talking.
“The blue clay court has passed all the ITF tests for bounce, consistency and slide. It has the same sub strata, the clay is the same texture and the court plays exactly like a traditional red clay court.
“We would like all the courts at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open to be this colour because we think it will help the profile of tennis to grow here in Spain and around the world.”
With nearly three hours of playing time on the blue surface under his belt, Verdasco says the new court is a valuable marketing tool.
“It can only be a positive thing if it gets people talking about tennis and about the tournament said Madrid local, Verdasco.
World No.20 Marat Safin, who lost here in the first round, agrees. “After a few minutes the colour is fine and if it’s good to promote the tournament then it’s fine, it’s good,” he said.
http://www.madrid-open.com/site/news/26/2061
veroniquem
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Very interesting. I never felt that Rafa truly felt at home in Madrid. My impression is that he feels more at home in Barcelona.
skip1969
G.O.A.T.
oh yeah, good post. and i'm diggin' the word "tennistically."
tennistically speaking . . .
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Can we have the blue clay back please?
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