Thankyou AO for speeding up the court

joeri888

G.O.A.T.
Yes. Better to watch this year. I think it gives Many players a much better fighting chance against the big 3.
 

chjtennis

G.O.A.T.
They can slow down AO a bit, leave FO as it is and speed up Wimbledon and USO much more. That will put those tournaments close to where they were in terms of court speed and that will make the tour more interesting and better balanced.
 

m2nk2

Hall of Fame
They can slow down AO a bit, leave FO as it is and speed up Wimbledon and USO much more. That will put those tournaments close to where they were in terms of court speed and that will make the tour more interesting and better balanced.

Yes, I've said this for years!
 

octobrina10

Talk Tennis Guru
Court speed at Australian Open tennis unchanged, says tournament director Craig Tiley
January 6, 2014
¤¤Anyone expecting lightning-fast Australian Open courts will be disappointed, according to tournament director Craig Tiley, who has denied that a quicker version of Plexi cushion has been ordered - or delivered - for next week's grand slam.
Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt and Marin Cilic, as well as Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter, are among the players at this week's Brisbane International to testify that the speed of the Queensland Tennis Centre courts has risen significantly this year. Cilic, indeed, said they were the slickest he had experienced anywhere in more than 12 months.
But, if so, that is Brisbane, said Tiley, who insisted nothing has altered at Melbourne Park. A modified Wilson ball was introduced last year with a tighter weave to improve longevity, but any major change in court speed is, apparently, unlikely.
''We've repeated what we did in 2013,'' said Tiley, pointing to the heatwave conditions and covered court in Brisbane, as well as the extended time given to the courts to ''plateau'' after their annual resurface, as contributing factors there. ''We didn't get that feedback at Hopman Cup, which is also the exact same surface.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/c...#ixzz2ph0gSFST
 

tennisaddict

Bionic Poster
Court speed at Australian Open tennis unchanged, says tournament director Craig Tiley
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''We've repeated what we did in 2013,'' said Tiley, pointing to the heatwave conditions and covered court in Brisbane, as well as the extended time given to the courts to ''plateau'' after their annual resurface, as contributing factors there. ''We didn't get that feedback at Hopman Cup, which is also the exact same surface.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/c...#ixzz2ph0gSFST

So, why is the big bad wolf crying ?
 

cluckcluck

Hall of Fame
I dunno, I was watching matches yesterday and Rafa v Dimitriov looked painfully slow...might have just been the moonballing.
 
Wait for. The Tournament to finish. If Rafa wins, it's a slow court. If the other 3 wins, then it is fast......:twisted:
Cincinnati Slam is now slow you know :lol:
 

yellowoctopus

Professional
Wait for. The Tournament to finish. If Rafa wins, it's a slow court. If the other 3 wins, then it is fast......:twisted:
Cincinnati Slam is now slow you know :lol:

Afraid you are right. Human nature :)

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tennixpl

Rookie
I have no idea whether it is or it isn't. and player perception is certainly not reliable. however without out some measurement and method of test the tournament director can't say it isn't either. simply doing what they did last year doesn't mean it is the same.

I wonder if they can use hawkeye to determine average skid/angle/speed or speed loss after bounce to at least add some scientific methodology to this.
 
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