Would you rather be King of Clay, Grass, or Hard?

Who would you rather be?

  • King of Clay

  • King of Grass

  • King of Hard

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Personally, which would you most want to be and why?

Maybe this is one of the reasons why I'm a Federer fan (sorry, I'm trying to separate that from this question as much as I can), but I really think it would be the coolest to be the King of Grass. Given the tradition and prestige that is associated with the surface, it's certainly the one I would most want to be personally. Even though I think being the King of Hard would say more about my overall ability as a tennis player, given the predominance of hard courts in tennis today and how it's generally considered nowadays to be the most neutral surface of the three.
 
Bender said:
Hards purely if I'm lusting for results as they're the most prevalent, but clay and grass have flair, which I appreciate.

Since there aren't enough grass tournaments around, that basically leaves clay for me.
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I agree that there's something special about the "natural surfaces."

I know what you're saying about there not being enough grass tournaments to want to be the King of Grass, but at least the biggest tournament of them all is on grass.
 
Artificial Grass said:
I agree that there's something special about the "natural surfaces."

I know what you're saying about there not being enough grass tournaments to want to be the King of Grass, but at least the biggest tournament of them all is on grass.
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Yeah, if there were even one optional M1000 on grass I would consider voting for that, but 1 Wimbledon <<< 1 RG + MC + Madrid + Rome, not to mention Rome itself is a very prestigious title. MC is drop dead gorgeous as well even though it's not mandatory.
 
Bender said:
Yeah, if there were even one optional M1000 on grass I would consider voting for that, but 1 Wimbledon <<< 1 RG + MC + Madrid + Rome, not to mention Rome itself is a very prestigious title. MC is drop dead gorgeous as well even though it's not mandatory.
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Yeah, RG + MC + Rome is a sweet trio of tournaments on the clay side of things.

Compare that to Wimbledon + Queens/Halle + Stuttgart for grass. I think there's an argument to be made that Queens is equal in stature to MC, given its history and regal looking grounds, and the fact that I truly feel that that it is a 500 in name only. If enough weeks could be allotted to the grass season, then I think it (and/or Halle) definitely would be a 1000. But then obviously Stuttgart is where things really go off the rails for grass when you have to compare it to a tournament like Rome.
 
To me clay is the most difficult and dynamic. It requires a level of athleticism the other surfaces can forgive a bit. Also more angles and use of depth to finish points. To me, that is the highest level of play and most difficult.

That said, hard court is the bias surface and if you want to maximize prize money and titles, you try to dominate there.


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Too many variables with clay for it to be the surface of Kings. Imagine contesting another (major) sporting event on an inherently inconsistent surface as (all iterations of) clay? Sure, there are some surfaces that get hacked up and affect the athletes and ultimate performance, but most are repaired/resurfaced/attended to during the event as to try and make the playing field ‘level’. The contest should be between the athletes and not the surface Gods. Clay season is a good way to get into the early baseball season....
 
King of Hard if you want money.

King of Grass if you want prestige.

King of Clay if you want red clothes and laundry bills.
 
ChaelAZ said:
To me clay is the most difficult and dynamic. It requires a level of athleticism the other surfaces can forgive a bit. Also more angles and use of depth to finish points. To me, that is the highest level of play and most difficult.

That said, hard court is the bias surface and if you want to maximize prize money and titles, you try to dominate there.


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Slael :)
Yeah, something cool af about being the KOC.

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TH12RAFA
 
ChaelAZ said:
To me clay is the most difficult and dynamic. It requires a level of athleticism the other surfaces can forgive a bit. Also more angles and use of depth to finish points. To me, that is the highest level of play and most difficult.

That said, hard court is the bias surface and if you want to maximize prize money and titles, you try to dominate there.


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LMAO what a joke, you'd think that someone who absolutely dominates clay would do better than a combined 6 Slams outside of the FO?

To me clay is by far the most brainless surface, all you need is speed, endurance, movement and patience. The kind of surface that is perfectly suited for the blue-collar players. No need to serve well, no need to volley well, no need to show any variety.
 
tennis_pro said:
LMAO what a joke, you'd think that someone who absolutely dominates clay would do better than a combined 6 Slams outside of the FO?

To me clay is by far the most brainless surface, all you need is speed, endurance, movement and patience. The kind of surface that is perfectly suited for the blue-collar players. No need to serve well, no need to volley well, no need to show any variety.
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So reading comprehension isn’t your thing. Along with lack of tennis knowledge.

Got it. [emoji1360]


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tennis_pro said:
LMAO what a joke, you'd think that someone who absolutely dominates clay would do better than a combined 6 Slams outside of the FO?

To me clay is by far the most brainless surface, all you need is speed, endurance, movement and patience. The kind of surface that is perfectly suited for the blue-collar players. No need to serve well, no need to volley well, no need to show any variety.
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lmao.

All a man needs on grass is a serve and a return. Maybe sometimes a volley.
 
tennis_pro said:
LMAO what a joke, you'd think that someone who absolutely dominates clay would do better than a combined 6 Slams outside of the FO?

To me clay is by far the most brainless surface, all you need is speed, endurance, movement and patience. The kind of surface that is perfectly suited for the blue-collar players. No need to serve well, no need to volley well, no need to show any variety.
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Grass is the most boring surface ever. Sorry to tell you that mate ;)

Unless you consider endless aces, endless S&V, endless rallies that end in 2-3 shots is exciting, then I have nothing to say anymore.
 
tennis_pro said:
LMAO what a joke, you'd think that someone who absolutely dominates clay would do better than a combined 6 Slams outside of the FO?

To me clay is by far the most brainless surface, all you need is speed, endurance, movement and patience. The kind of surface that is perfectly suited for the blue-collar players. No need to serve well, no need to volley well, no need to show any variety.
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Ignorant NONSENSE! Today, grass court tennis is irrelevant, outside of Wimbledon.
 
ollinger said:
"LMAO, what a joke" to me suggests he considers those 6 slams laughable. How did you interpret it, Maniac?
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He simply implied if someone wins 11 slams on the toughest surface , surely that person could do better than 6 slams on the other three easier surfaces but that isn't the case here so belittling other surfaces to prop up clay is not right.


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LMAO what a joke, you'd think that someone who absolutely dominates clay would do better than a combined 6 Slams outside of the FO?
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MajesticTennisManiac said:
He simply implied if someone wins 11 slams on the toughest surface , surely that person could do better than 6 slams on the other three easier surfaces but that isn't the case here so belittling other surfaces to prop up clay is not right
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it seems too often the only unit of currency on this board is slam titles. In addition to 6 titles at those 3 events, Nadal has been to 8 more finals. This suggests to me he is very capable of playing some very good tennis at those places
 
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