they added a dye
they changed it back because last year they laid the clay too soon before the tournament and it was too unstable/slippery. So drama queens Novak and Nadal threatened to boycott it if they didn't change it back to red.
Blue clay is 70% water (hence its blue color) and is mined from the bottom of the ocean. Material from the layer of decaying organic matter found on the seafloor is often mixed in, contributing to the surface's slippery consistency.
Well, no Slam is played on Har-Tru (anymore). I think there's one WTA tournament left on Har-Tru (Charleston).What happened to green clay? It was popular back in the 70's and 80's, no?
i dont understand from where madrid organizers found blue clay,
did they paint it blue or what
and how this year they change the color of clay back to red
well i am.sure if something like this happened at basel and federer complained they would fix it immediatly. it is understandable after all nadal is their man because he is spanishBut Nadal didn't.
After all, the people are interested in seeing Nadal more than the other in the top 3, I'm sure that if Fed+Djok+Marray and even Ferrer, Delpo and the other Top 10 would've cried, but not Nadal, things would've been different this year with the clay.
As I said, Nadal had a problem with the color from the start, before having any idea of the playing conditions, he acted like a cry baby that wants his wishes to be respected knowing that those tickets are sold mainly because of him.
Blue clay is 70% water (hence its blue color) and is mined from the bottom of the ocean. Material from the layer of decaying organic matter found on the seafloor is often mixed in, contributing to the surface's slippery consistency.
Nadal didn't start complaining about the playing conditions, he was totally against since 2011 when it was just an idea cause "it's not traditional to play on blue clay, it should be red".
He took it like it was his own tournament and he's comments were beyond a players tasks, players should play, not decide stuff like this.
Of course, the surface proved a bit difficult, and players started crying around like it wasn't the same for all of them, why didn't Federer cry about it all week?
Second of all, it was the first time in history this thing was used, you can expect it's not going to be perfect from the beginning, I know they tried to change things for 2013 but they were asked to use red clay again. I think the surface was too slippery because they didn't use enough clay to cover the surface, not because of the color itself, the idea is that it was more slippery for clay courts, but wasn't any more dangerous than standard hard courts and grass ones.
Simply, cry babies nah nah nah, the color was superb, I loved it, not to mention it was still unique, but I'm sure they will try to find a way to bring it back.
Nadal didn't start complaining about the playing conditions, he was totally against since 2011 when it was just an idea cause "it's not traditional to play on blue clay, it should be red".
He took it like it was his own tournament and he's comments were beyond a players tasks, players should play, not decide stuff like this.
Of course, the surface proved a bit difficult, and players started crying around like it wasn't the same for all of them, why didn't Federer cry about it all week?
Second of all, it was the first time in history this thing was used, you can expect it's not going to be perfect from the beginning, I know they tried to change things for 2013 but they were asked to use red clay again. I think the surface was too slippery because they didn't use enough clay to cover the surface, not because of the color itself, the idea is that it was more slippery for clay courts, but wasn't any more dangerous than standard hard courts and grass ones.
Simply, cry babies nah nah nah, the color was superb, I loved it, not to mention it was still unique, but I'm sure they will try to find a way to bring it back.
It was slippery, dangerous, and many players complained about it, not just Nadal.
Really do you have any facts about how dangerous it was?
I have a fact for you: More injuries occurred in Madrid this year on red clay than last year on blue clay.
Really do you have any facts about how dangerous it was?
I have a fact for you: More injuries occurred in Madrid this year on red clay than last year on blue clay.