Genious at Work
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It is just good for tennis and it will prevent a debacle. Speed up the courts. Save the cheerleader(TM). I mean... Save tennis, save the world(TM).
The AO organizers should really speed up the courts
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UnforcedTerror
Hall of Fame
That's what they did this year, it's as of now the fastest court on tour, its CPI is ~50 iirc but I hope they slow it down a bit for next year. Medium or medium fast is the way to go.
Genious at Work
G.O.A.T.
Change the surface to Rebound Ace. Put bear traps aroud the baseline. Spray some motor oil there. Do something!
Larry Duff
Legend
Back to grass
Novichok
Professional
aldeayeah
G.O.A.T.
If Djoko serves and returns like in '21 AO he'll be super hard to beat on a fast court (which '21 AO was)
But yes it helps Med too
Genious at Work
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Here are some more thoughts:
1. Replace the net with barbed wire.
2. Hire Tonya Harding and Gunter Parche as trainers.
3. Disqualify players due to poor overhead performance.
Let's keep the brainstorming going, people. Tennis must be saved, no?
1. Replace the net with barbed wire.
2. Hire Tonya Harding and Gunter Parche as trainers.
3. Disqualify players due to poor overhead performance.
Let's keep the brainstorming going, people. Tennis must be saved, no?
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
you mean you cant stand it that again no american serve bot won in their home country? and now you want them to have a better change in australia?
Genious at Work
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i not murrican, sire. no murrican at owl
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
AO 2021 was already quite fast...
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
Not sure that helps Brooksby, anyway. Or Fritz, or Tommy Paul, or Tiafoe. It will help Opelka and Mackie, but I don't see them reaching the finals of the AO quite yet.
Sephiroth
Hall of Fame
If anything fast courts help Djokovic more than slow courts these days because of his serve, he just bots his way through Wimbledon and AO this year
Djokovic might have problems on slow courts now if he gets taken to may 4-5 set matches, Zverev grinded him down then he had nothing left in the F. Yeah USO wasn't slow but on slow courts this will be amplified more
Djokovic might have problems on slow courts now if he gets taken to may 4-5 set matches, Zverev grinded him down then he had nothing left in the F. Yeah USO wasn't slow but on slow courts this will be amplified more
Aabye5
G.O.A.T.
Not sure about that...Zverev and Medvedev also have decent serves, which arguably did the most damage to Nole at this USO. They would both prefer faster courts, I would think.
Jokervich
Hall of Fame
Is it because you don't want Nadal to get that double career slam?
What about RG? I believe it still slower than most HCs.
puppybutts
Hall of Fame
the best court surface is ice.
Subway Tennis
Legend
The number one issue they need to address at AO is the dead, low bounce.
Medvedev was teeing off on waist height balls in New York. Those same rally shots were around his ankles in Melbourne.
Would love to see a lively deck with high bounce that takes spin.
Medvedev was teeing off on waist height balls in New York. Those same rally shots were around his ankles in Melbourne.
Would love to see a lively deck with high bounce that takes spin.
Genious at Work
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Nadal does better in fast conditions that Djokovic. At least the aggressive 2013 version of Nadal does.Is it because you don't want Nadal to get that double career slam?
Jokervich
Hall of Fame
That's why he's won 0 WTFs compared to Djokovic's 5?
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
You didn’t give an explanation for why it is good for tennis and what debacle it will prevent. Care to comment further?
The best fast-court player in the world is Djokovic and he wins the AO in most years that he is in good form anyway. This year was the fastest AO surface according to him and he beat both his young hard court rivals in Zverev and Medvedev while recovering from injury.
Genious at Work
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I don't think the WTF is fast. It is indoor and low bounce, though. Things that Djokovic loves.That's why he's won 0 WTFs compared to Djokovic's 5?
Genious at Work
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It's not fast enough, it needs to be faster and higher bouncing. And if possible in gale wind conditions. That is good for the tennis.
Genious at Work
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I think USO was faster than AO this year, though. Wasn't it?
socallefty
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I doubt it. In past years, the AO Court speed index was around 42-43 while the USO has been around 35. This year, the AO surface index was reputed to be around 50 with many players saying it was the fastest ever they’ve played on. I doubt that the US Open would have been more than 40 even assuming that it was faster than prior years.
Genious at Work
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And yet Djokovic didn't get a whiff of all those Medvedev's serves.
Raul_SJ
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Australia is very strict. If Australia does not change its alarmist attitude, and start treating visitors as guests and not criminals, there will be a boycott.
If Cincinnati can be moved to NYC, Melbourne can be moved to Dubai.
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If Cincinnati can be moved to NYC, Melbourne can be moved to Dubai.
Australian Open star Paula Badosa has taken a fresh swipe at the hotel quarantine program following her positive test for COVID-19 in hard lockdown.
The Spanish star claims she was treated like a “criminal” by Australian authorities and described the experience as a “nightmare” and horrible.
Australian Open star treated like a ‘criminal’ after positive COVID-19 test
Australian Open star Paula Badosa has taken a fresh swipe at the hotel quarantine program following her positive test for COVID-19 in hard lockdown. The Spanish star claims she was treated like a &…
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Tshooter
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Without conceding that Paula Badosa is an “Australian Open star” or speculating on whether she is a criminal independently from the Oz authoritarian Covid protocols, the AO ignores Raul’s threat of a player boycott at its own very real peril.
#PTPA
#RaulBoycottThreat
#PTPA
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