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French players like Tsonga favor fast courts so courts have been sped up to play like fast courts.Weather sped them up even more.
Taylor Dent:
The 29-year-old Dent never before had won a French Open match and remarked with a wide smile: "Better late than never, right?"
He pointed out that the hot and dry weather has transformed the clay, making the surface "really quick. It's almost like a hard court out there."
"If it's fast, it's ideal for the Americans, more so than any other type of players out here," Dent said. "We always have that label, like, 'Oh, you're American. First round. See you later.' So I think we get a lot of pride from winning matches here."
Taylor Dent:
The 29-year-old Dent never before had won a French Open match and remarked with a wide smile: "Better late than never, right?"
He pointed out that the hot and dry weather has transformed the clay, making the surface "really quick. It's almost like a hard court out there."
"If it's fast, it's ideal for the Americans, more so than any other type of players out here," Dent said. "We always have that label, like, 'Oh, you're American. First round. See you later.' So I think we get a lot of pride from winning matches here."
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jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
The rain and cloudy conditions have slowed things down today.
Cyan
Hall of Fame
40 aces in his match today!:shock:
Halba
Hall of Fame
RG ceased being a clay court in 2009.
surface changed to hard court(with dirt on top)
dasco also said in his presser "very fast...not much clay."
fed also played his first two rounds like a hard court.
nadal better hope for more poor weather. then his chances will increase
me thinks fed's biggest obstacle to making final is andy murray. he plays on hard very well at his best. the speed is pretty much in andy's bracket.
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veroniquem
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I miss the real clay 
They should move the slam to Monte-Carlo, that's what a claycourt should be like. RG is becoming a parody of it.
They should move the slam to Monte-Carlo, that's what a claycourt should be like. RG is becoming a parody of it.
For me, the most interesting feature about tennis courts is the sliding. And the interesting drop-shots it can inspire in some players.
I don't care about 50-stroke rallies. /snore.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Hey do you actually watch the matches or do you just come here to spout off crap like this and make worthless threads?
Federer playing like it's hard court? You really think he'd use as many drop shots as he's used if this was hard court? Murray also played a lot of droppers as well. Rallies today were regularly going 20+ shots w/ the heavy conditions. Do yourself and everyone else who has to read your crap posts a favor and actually think a bit and watch matches before you come spouting off this junk day after day.
When's the last time Roddick got broken 6 times in a hardcourt match? Look it up, I'm sure it'll be hard to find. Stop it w/ this ridiculous "RG=HC" bull-s you guys are posting time and time again. That goes for all of you btw, not just Halba.
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Leonidas, who said that? I agree so much I could have said it myself.
In every era of tennis, people have liked the players who are the best. In this era, the courts favor more baseline play. The best players have to be superb from the baseline.
To say hat people love watching Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic does not in any way mean that people want to see so much baseline rallying, and aren't interested in more variety.
Don't tell that to the tin foil hat-wearing *******s.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
I know, some of them are still saying it's playing like HC even after today w/ Roddick being broken 6 times and Murray/Chela and Monfils/Fognini matches regularly having 20+ stroke rallies.
I'd be more happy if they returned both of those surfaces to faster speeds.
But if they're not gonna do that, I agree, speed up Wimbledon.
Claycourt specialists complained and moaned until Wimbledon was slowed down. Time to pay them back for the favor.
I miss the real clay
They should move the slam to Monte-Carlo, that's what a claycourt should be like. RG is becoming a parody of it.
Not having confidence in Rafa winning it this year?
If he’s really that good, then he should be able to adapt to the change and win. That’s the mark of a champion. If he can’t, then he’s simply incapable or limited in his ability. Look at SW19, they change the condition and Roger was able to cope with it and win.
Al Czervik
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I hate to feed the madness, but Bill Macatee is doing some powwow with Bob Brett and Roger Rasheed and began the segment asking about the speed of the courts. Brett agreed they're faster than in the past and said the ball is a superball. So, these talking heads think things are quick out there.
I miss the real clay
They should move the slam to Monte-Carlo, that's what a claycourt should be like. RG is becoming a parody of it.
This is just so that if Nadal loses at any time, there's another excuse (other than knees) right?
Ok, no worries vernoique, I gotcha.
veroniquem
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This was a general statement, not pertaining to Rafa. Rafa can win on any surface and he has many times.
I like slow surfaces because they neutralize the serve and big serves bore me. Up to now, clay was a refuge where big serves didn't rule. I am not looking forward to it becoming another opportunity for ace fests. We have enough of that on all other surfaces already.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Q. I can go back and look at the transcript when you talked about Lenglen before. Can you briefly sort of summarize why you don't like that court as much as otherwise?
ANDY RODDICK: Well, it's known as the slowest one. It's a fun court as far as people viewing, and I have to issue with it. It's just the way that it plays isn't really doesn't really help me out much. That's all. That's fine.
There's courts like that everywhere. You have to deal with it and you have to play through it. Everything that I'm telling you guys, everybody deals with out there. It's nothing just for me. It's just my personal preference is all.
(Roddick is 0-5 career on Lenglen. BTW so much for the fast courts, courts today played as slow as ever)
ANDY RODDICK: Well, it's known as the slowest one. It's a fun court as far as people viewing, and I have to issue with it. It's just the way that it plays isn't really doesn't really help me out much. That's all. That's fine.
There's courts like that everywhere. You have to deal with it and you have to play through it. Everything that I'm telling you guys, everybody deals with out there. It's nothing just for me. It's just my personal preference is all.
(Roddick is 0-5 career on Lenglen. BTW so much for the fast courts, courts today played as slow as ever)
This board always claims it's playing "fast" so they have an excuse ready if Nadal loses.
It's playing like the slow red dirt it is.
I miss the real clay
They should move the slam to Monte-Carlo, that's what a claycourt should be like. RG is becoming a parody of it.
Oh please spare us. This mud is slow and boring enough at times. Go watch a tape of the Courier-Agassi final they made the court play faster than carpet.
Isner is 6'9". If his serve is on and the opponent is not a super quick returner he could get 40 aces in a sandbox.
namelessone
Legend
It depends on the player,JBF#1 and on the conditions. After his first round match Dasco,who also practiced a bit on PC,said that he felt Lenglen had less clay. The outside courts are the fastest from what I've heard.
The FO courts have been predicted too play extremely slow next week because of the weather. it should suit your lover.
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Yet when I and others tried telling you guys how the courts were playing faster due to heat and would slow down once rain came in, you guys kept going with your conspiracies about less clay, more hardcourt, FFT trying to take out Nadal, etc. Now it's rained and - what do you know, the courts are playing slower all throughout. Must be magic.
Yet when I and others tried telling you guys how the courts were playing faster due to heat and would slow down once rain came in, you guys kept going with your conspiracies about less clay, more hardcourt, FFT trying to take out Nadal, etc. Now it's rained and - what do you know, the courts are playing slower all throughout. Must be magic.
Doubt it. The Swiss mafia probably got into some arguments with the Frenchies, so Fed's not gonna have any "luck" from now on at RG...
mandy01
G.O.A.T.
oh boy...so no "squeaking" now.Damn it..I was looking forward to further conspiracies by the FFT(French mafia? :shock
jamesblakefan#1
G.O.A.T.
Our good pal Cyan apparently still thinks courts are HC...:roll:
This whole pre-emptive excuse making for Nadal has got to stop at some point.
This whole pre-emptive excuse making for Nadal has got to stop at some point.
Cyan
Hall of Fame
You bet. Berdych doing well here? Ginepri? Melzer? WTF.
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you just turned of your remaining brains cell didnt you?
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