Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Mine personally are.
1. Monte Carlo
2. Miami
3. Rome
1. Monte Carlo
2. Miami
3. Rome
Your favourite Master Series.
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bluetrain4
G.O.A.T.
Miami.
It stands on its own since it doesn't really lead up to a Slam since the season switches to clay shortly thereafter. Great field in a great environment. And, it fills a void in the season. As an American, I rate it higher than Monte Carlo based on the television coverage (though that has changed in recent years with the Tennis Channel providing more coverage of European Masters events). I guess you could say the same for Indian Wells, but it just doesn't have the same feel to me.
Monte Carlo.
Amazing tournament, amazing location, incredible field. I always want to go there and see those clay courts perched on a plateau overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Cincinnati. Fast hard court in midsummer. A big leadup to the USO, always a stellar field.
The fall indoor Masters are nice, they just seem like dessert after the meat of the season.
It stands on its own since it doesn't really lead up to a Slam since the season switches to clay shortly thereafter. Great field in a great environment. And, it fills a void in the season. As an American, I rate it higher than Monte Carlo based on the television coverage (though that has changed in recent years with the Tennis Channel providing more coverage of European Masters events). I guess you could say the same for Indian Wells, but it just doesn't have the same feel to me.
Monte Carlo.
Amazing tournament, amazing location, incredible field. I always want to go there and see those clay courts perched on a plateau overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
Cincinnati. Fast hard court in midsummer. A big leadup to the USO, always a stellar field.
The fall indoor Masters are nice, they just seem like dessert after the meat of the season.
Leelord337
Hall of Fame
Mine are:
Monte Carlo
Rome
Pacific Life open
Monte Carlo
Rome
Pacific Life open
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Monte-Carlo because
- the location is breathtakingly beautiful. (You can see the ocean from the court!)
-the setting is quite intimate, you can sit very close to the court and it's easy to approach the players.
- it's on clay and my favorite player has won it 4 times in a row!
In a word, it's utter paradise
- the location is breathtakingly beautiful. (You can see the ocean from the court!)
-the setting is quite intimate, you can sit very close to the court and it's easy to approach the players.
- it's on clay and my favorite player has won it 4 times in a row!
In a word, it's utter paradise
Giggs The Red Devil
Rookie
Paris. Because it’s french and because it used to be played on carpet.
illkhiboy
Hall of Fame
Yeah I love the Canadian Masters too!
Though probably for different reasons..
1) The camera angle is just right.
2) The atmosphere looks cool. The court color is nice.
3) It takes place during summer holidays.
4) The court speed allows for exciting tennis.
Off the top, we had...
2005 Final - Agassi vs. Nadal
2007 Final - Djokovic vs. Federer
Both in Montreal..
leonidas1982
Hall of Fame
***An upcoming grass masters'**
Miami
Indian Wells
Monte Carlo (a shame most top players will now be skipping this prestigious event).
Rome
Miami
Indian Wells
Monte Carlo (a shame most top players will now be skipping this prestigious event).
Rome
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Montreal: easy to navigate venue, easy access to practice courts, great sight lines centre court, secondary court , friendly, close-up view of matches, good food on site reasonably priced. And of course it's Montreal, a very sophisticated city, with great French food and super metro system. Even staying at the players' hotel is quite reasonable and allows easy visibility of players who are treated as guests as you are.
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veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Sounds appealing, maybe I'll go this year, it's close enough to NY!
You'd really enjoy it. a packeage for the firts 4 days is a good deal..you get to see all the players at a reasonable price. and the Canadian $ is now world 80 cents to the US dollar, a really good deal for you., (and the train station is right under the hotel where the players stay)
You'd really enjoy it. A package for the first 4 days is a good deal..you get to see all the players at a reasonable price. and the Canadian $ is now world 80 cents to the US dollar, a really good deal for you., (and the train station is right under the hotel where the players stay)
Nadal_Freak
Banned
1. Madrid - On clay in Spain. Can't get any better then that except for the altitude.
2. Monte Carlo
3. Rome
2. Monte Carlo
3. Rome
veroniquem
Bionic Poster
Sounds perfect (and people speak French right?) I'm going
illkhiboy
Hall of Fame
Umm..the tournament hasn't even taken place yet.
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Personally don't like the court to fast for a clay court its really like a slow/medium HC, although the stadium atmosphere is great
Nadal_Freak
Banned
You've seen some matches on it? I don't know if the same clay is used for the tournament as used for Davis Cup.
thejoe
Hall of Fame
Have you seen any photos of the setting? I'd like to see some. It can't get nicer than Monte Carlo can it?
Oui c'est moi.
Hall of Fame
Hamburg (RIP)
Monte Carlo (beautiful)
IW
Canada Masters
Paris (carpet years)
Monte Carlo (beautiful)
IW
Canada Masters
Paris (carpet years)
Cesc Fabregas
Legend
Nah from the Nadal and sam querrey davis cup match where querrey kept aceing Nadal.
matchmaker
Hall of Fame
I liked the Madrid - Paris double as it was on carpet at the end of the year. For some reason, probably because they don't lead up to any slam, these are the Masters I most watch on television.
Nadal_Freak
Banned
Nice avatar.
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
1.Monte Carlo because its played in *****' Monte Carlo.
1. Madrid because of hot ball girls
1. Indian Wells because its in my home state.
1. Madrid because of hot ball girls
1. Indian Wells because its in my home state.
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
breadstick
Rookie
Monte Carlo for sure. I hope I can go to see it one day.
SempreSami
Hall of Fame
That was on a court in a bullring though.
oscar_2424
Legend
Miami, cause i live 10 minutes away from it
Ya, i was quite lucky that i got a chance to play on the courts.
Was only allowed to because i played the ITF Junior event in Cap D'ail, which is basically in Monte Carlo(Direcly next to the soccer stadium), and because they only have 5 courts there, and during the ITF tourny there werent't any practice courts avalaible, they let all the juniors practice at the Monte Carlo courts. Was quite cool because some of the pro players were already walking around there because the Masters Series was one week later.
Also would like to add, that Miami and all the other American Masters Series are also great. Actually there isn't any masters series i don't like(except the indoor ones)
roddickfan90
Banned
cincy, roddick's got a decent record there aswell.
Tsonga nDance
Rookie
Pacific Life Open- Solely because I like to see players play in the same conditions as I do! (I live close to it.)
Old Madrid- The High altitude makes for awesome fast power tennis. Changing the venue to Shanghai and switching to become a clay Masters was and epic-ly bad deceision
Paris- French Crowd is awesome. The French Flair as well. Oh and btw. The crazy fast courts.
Old Madrid- The High altitude makes for awesome fast power tennis. Changing the venue to Shanghai and switching to become a clay Masters was and epic-ly bad deceision
Paris- French Crowd is awesome. The French Flair as well. Oh and btw. The crazy fast courts.
saram
Legend
I totally agree. Throw Cincy in there somewhere and you have my top four.
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