Comments on: What’s In A Hard Court?

By: What’s In A Grand Slam? | Mind The Racket

What’s In A Grand Slam? | Mind The Racket — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:03:00 +0000

[...] may remember the incredibly popular MTR series “What’s In A Hard Court?” where I contemplate what makes up the material of hard courts, the differences, and other [...]

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Velocidade = variedade = emoção = democracia ? | Teniscópio — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:52:48 +0000

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By: Brodie

Brodie — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:24:52 +0000

Thanks for that, interesting. Heard the courts had been changed up a bit for this year, wasn’t sure on the specifics.

By: Drew pagliari

Drew pagliari — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 18:50:00 +0000

Gerflor actually went with a different top layer on wood for the tournament in Paris. The top layer is usually a lot of fine silica producing a slippy sandy effect on the acrylic- and reducing the springy quick wood effect underneath. For Paris this year they went with less silica but bigger particles and less layers of acrylic so the effect was a bit like the old fashioned indoor courts on wood. You could see the effect of the bounce on wood – very quick. Though due to the large grains of silica on top and the heavy Head ball in use it could be played with more spin and bounce if both players played it that way.

By: The Fan Child

The Fan Child — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:31:07 +0000

This is deep! Love it.

By: Maja12 (MM_12)

Maja12 (MM_12) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:17:35 +0000

Excellent! Thank you for this one! I will enjoy reading it.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:07:14 +0000

Great stuff Brodie. Tennis nerd porn.

By: Brodie

Brodie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:42:58 +0000

Fed’s the only top 10 player in a HC GS? Holy hell, did not know that, and I love me my stats. Cheers. (Though he’s obviously beaten many others in other HC, non-slam events). And struggling by Rafa’s standards, I suppose

And no, it wasn’t ever just the knees. Feel like the media have made it that way, but it also has to do with him not being fully comfortable on hard courts, physically and mentally. Dude obviously loves the natural surfaces, like he said.

By: alhm

alhm — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:49:12 +0000

Oh, never intended to say that he’s “struggled” or something crazy.

But he does struggle. Even in the AO. That was my point. Fed remains the only top 10 player he’s beaten on a hardcourt Grand Slam. Verdasco wasn’t top 10 then. He’d never even made it to the sfs of one until 2008, when he made it in both. So, like, it’s tough. And it was never just about the knees.

By: Brodie

Brodie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:57:50 +0000

Oh, never intended to say that he’s “struggled” or something crazy. The guy plays well, no doubt. He DID get the crazy Verdasco match in the semis and then 5 sets again in the final. So makes it pretty legit Thanks for the comments, didn’t realize he had commented on the bounce before, that’s awesome.