Your favorite surface
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Plamen1234
Hall of Fame
Hardcourt to me.Sometimes it could get boring if you watch baseliners though.
bjk
Hall of Fame
I don't want to prejudice the poll but nobody listens to me anyway so I'd say clay. There really isn't a huge difference between hard and clay matches except that serve is returned a little deeper and servebots like Isner and Querrey have more trouble winning matches. So I'd like to see Miami go to clay. Plus there are more drop shots.
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Blue clay.
Krish872007
Talk Tennis Guru
Indoor HC only because of the pleasurable hollow squeaking of the trainers on the polished hard surface as the players slide around. And the sweet, hollow sound of the ball being whacked from one end to the other.
Mack-2
Professional
LOL. So how long do you think Emery is going to last?
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Deon Sanders
Legend
One of the options in the poll is not a real tennis surface according to the ITF
I vote grass followed by indoor hard
Carpet would have been #1 but cannot vote as no official world tour events are played on it
I vote grass followed by indoor hard
Carpet would have been #1 but cannot vote as no official world tour events are played on it
Mack-2
Professional
23 years.
Don’t think he’ll last too long, he’s more of a short term manager I think.
Hahahaha. It’s just strange to me seeing someone else as manager of Arsenal. I don’t think I’ll get used to it.
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Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
For watching tennis on tv, grass. For playing tennis, clay.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
23 years.
Don’t think he’ll last too long, he’s more of a short term manager I think.
Pedro still has better English than him. Emery needs to improve his communication skills.
Sport
G.O.A.T.
Medium/fast the Shanghai indoor hard courts? You mean ultra-fast. Now seriously, if the Shanghai Masters Cup 2007 was not fast then nothing is fast. Come on. Which other surface was faster than Shanghai MC in 2007?
That’s what I meant with /fast. Not sure if there’s a court pace index from anywhere but I used to love watching matches on that surface.
Wish they would bring it back instead of the dead London 02 surface.
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Emery speaks better English than Kane.Pedro still has better English than him. Emery needs to improve his communication skills.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
This for me exactly.
I also like watching and playing indoors.
Slow hardcourt like IW is the worst surface for playing and watching.
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Chadillac
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Indoor HC, tennis in the 21st century you could say.
I would love to play indoor, its cool with no wind of sun. Humidity isnt 85% making the ball heavy
I would love to play indoor, its cool with no wind of sun. Humidity isnt 85% making the ball heavy
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As a clean freak I hate playing on clay.
Fast HC all the way.
Fast HC all the way.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Carpet. Most exciting tennis of all. GOATs on carpet?
And these guys...
And these guys...
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Some people are responding with their favorite surface to play on, not to watch on TV. They can be different.
I prefer to watch hardcourt, it’s easier to see the ball.
I prefer to play on clay.
I have never stepped on a tennis grass court in all my life. I doubt I could ever do that, even less play on it.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
Why does it need to be polished?
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Fast HC.
TheAverageFedererFan
Professional
Grass Court.
But overall in history, I choose Blue Clay. It just looked so good.
But overall in history, I choose Blue Clay. It just looked so good.
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This.
Zeref
Professional
In order of which surface I like to watch
1) Fast Hard
2) Grass and Indoor HC
3) Clay
4) Slow Hard
Clay and slow HC have switched positions recently for me , Clay is more likeable in recent times.
My main problem was the Dark Orange background where i was unable to watch the ball. I still can't watch Clay Tennis on my Old Box TV. Gladly I solved that problem by watching Online HD on my computer.
Slow HC is dull and boring. Consistent bounce ( not high like clay) and slow court speed turns rallies very boring especially if the ball is not gripping on surface. It has nothing to offer...Slice doesn't skids the way it does on grass, less winners from Baseline, No variable bounce (depending upon topspin on ball) to offer like clay does, Basically just waist high sit-ups, same kind of boring tennis in all sets
1) Fast Hard
2) Grass and Indoor HC
3) Clay
4) Slow Hard
Clay and slow HC have switched positions recently for me , Clay is more likeable in recent times.
My main problem was the Dark Orange background where i was unable to watch the ball. I still can't watch Clay Tennis on my Old Box TV. Gladly I solved that problem by watching Online HD on my computer
.Slow HC is dull and boring. Consistent bounce ( not high like clay) and slow court speed turns rallies very boring especially if the ball is not gripping on surface. It has nothing to offer...Slice doesn't skids the way it does on grass, less winners from Baseline, No variable bounce (depending upon topspin on ball) to offer like clay does, Basically just waist high sit-ups, same kind of boring tennis in all sets
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Tennis_Hands
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You disappoint me, but a couple of people in the household would have been very happy with that approach, if I were to take it up ( for the same reasons).
From your words I take it it was your choice to play on HC and not because clay courts were (relatively) unavailable?
HC is my least preferred surface. I prefer grass/clay, but rarely play on grass.
Well, if this is "ultra fast" I want more "ultra fast" courts on tour. It is/was amazing tennis. True artistry.
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There are some clay courts around my city and I've only used them once or twice. But yes, it's definitely easier to find fast hard courts too.You disappoint me, but a couple of people in the household would have been very happy with that approach, if I were to take it up ( for the same reasons).
From your words I take it it was your choice to play on HC and not because clay courts were (relatively) unavailable?
HC is my least preferred surface. I prefer grass/clay, but rarely play on grass.
Krish872007
Talk Tennis Guru
To play on: grass by a long way. Then clay.
apriliano
Rookie
To make it a little faster
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
OK then. I’m in.
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My favorite surface is about to come on TV for the first time this year very very soon....
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
I see. So you use an original mean of transportation, as riding on horseback?
PMChambers
Hall of Fame
Med HC .
In 70s-80s was grass but it's crap these days, not suited to modern game at all.
In 70s-80s was grass but it's crap these days, not suited to modern game at all.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
In which ways does grass adapt poorly to modern game? I’m asking because I don’t have any experience with grass at all.
Backspin1183
Talk Tennis Guru
While playing indoors sounds cool, I consider tennis to be an outdoors sport. I understand them having to play indoors in the winter, but playing outdoors is so much better. My happiest memories of playing tennis were on the clay courts of Glion and Caux in Switzerland, right above lake Geneva.
