Tennis Talk 2022: Vol 10 (Miami)

Yeah, they do the weird thing where they paint some kind of US clay for Houston these days.

we need forum correspondant and ATP clay expert edy to explain more

correspondent*

Har-Tru clay in maroon

did you know I was in Houston the same week there was ATP Houston one year. But I opted not to go

SOPHISTICATED STANDARD: AMERICAN RED CLAY
Har-Tru’s American Red Clay is an elegant red without all the maintenance. This striking blend is composed of red stone and brick dust combined in a time-tested formula to produce exceptional playability and a beautiful deep burgundy red.

While our American Red Clay provides the rich color many people long for, it does so in a formula that behaves more like HAR-TRU. This means simpler maintenance and very consistent playability. American Red is formulated specifically for installation with HydroCourt sub-surface irrigation, or the HyQ digital sub-surface system.

American Red typically has a greater amount of loose top dressing than a green HAR-TRU court and consequently plays a bit slower.

In 2007, after a few years being held on the same red clay used at the French Open, the event was held on Har-Tru green clay. In 2008, the event went to a maroon color of Har-Tru clay as the River Oaks Country Club renovated their courts in 2005. After renovating their courts again in late 2008, the surface remained the same.

So not painted, but another composition than European clay.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_U.S._Men%27s_Clay_Court_Championships_%E2%80%93_Singles
some pretty cool players

so is Nick likely to play poorly on this surface?

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
The American Red defines a new standard of excellence in red clay.
It is beautiful and unique in color.
It gives the look of red clay without all the maintenance.
Slow play speed promotes proper shot and point development.
It allows players to develop more effective footwork and balance skills.
It allows more frequent play without over-stressing the joints.
The American Red surface is easily installed over existing hard courts.

https://hartru.com/pages/american-red-clay

Apr 2, 2022 -- 1:43AM, wisewords wrote:

so is Nick likely to play poorly on this surface?

no he should be alright.

Apr 2, 2022 -- 1:43AM, wisewords wrote:

so is Nick likely to play poorly on this surface?

The glorified servebot might break his legs.

big servers have done well in Houston over the years.

woah woah woah edy.. easy now

Yeah, it should be faster than your average European clay court event again.

can Nick serve aces on it? or will the clay slow his ball down and he'll be lucky if he gets a couple

yes

he wouldn't go if he couldn't hit aces on it.

I don't remembr this tournament much. it's going to be fun with the fake clay Charleston though

Warm and sunny from Tuesday afternoon onwards too.

remember* Charleston makes players get injured though, just remembered that

Houston is less dangerous also. I wonder who'll fall victim to the Charleston curse this year

it almost broke Putintseva's ankle last year.

I don't think they'll do the aiming competition this year (The one Ash Barty goated at.) That was my favorite thing about Charleston last year.

it was fun to see which players were good and which were not so good. Sloane did well iirc.

maybe this year Emma N will make the QFs

other than the injuries, Charleston is one of my favorite events. So many cool moments over the years.

Bianca Jolie got a qualies wild card into Charleston.

oh dear

wowsa this tennis!!!

Was that oh dear about Bianca Jolie or Hubi?

BJ

Just dawned on me that's a really unfortunate name combination for a girl.

hey look, we got edy talking. mission complete! he's such a nice fellow

yeah BJ Fernandez

get your mind out of the gutter edy

yeah edy what have you been doing? you missed McCoco ffs!

Too late. My mind is screwed up beyond repair.

you remember McCoco? Cori Gauff and Caty McNally? yeah, them! or have you forgot about them already????????

my sister has unfortunate initials. Her friends used to call her that. I don't know if they all knew or were all clueless.

I sure never brought it up. Maybe I should have, but it was a bit awkward.

Brunhilde Johansson

7 mins til GSM (Hubert will go an mb up first though)

The Charleston qualies draw is so bad that both Kichenok sisters entered it.

Apr 2, 2022 -- 2:06AM, edy wrote:

The Charleston qualies draw is so bad that both Kichenok sisters entered it.

you excited?

no need to be rude to the Kichenok sisters.

Nadya is unranked, Lyudmila ranked ~1500 in singles.

there's at least one name in the qualies draw of WTA Charleston which is bound to get edys juices flowing

edy you need to unsticky some of those tennis weekly schedule posts. it's getting a bit silly now

Sophia Chang!

I will ask them on Monday

try again

Sophie's sister Hanna is playing Bogota qualies at the same time.

and also queen of meditation Coco Vandeweghe!

there's 3. these are the initials:

BJF
WO
CV

Carlos The GOAT!

Sister of Latisha Chan is also in Charleston qualies. Similarly unranked in singles.

he is a bigger fan of Sophie Chang than some of those three.

Angel Chan?

I wonder how Carlos will play on the grass

Hao Ching. Don't know if she goes by Angel.

CARLOS MR. MONEYMAKER ALCARAZZZZZZZ

Apr 2, 2022 -- 2:13AM, wisewords wrote:

I wonder how Carlos will play on the grass

He will figure it out at some point. Might not be this year.

Apr 2, 2022 -- 2:13AM, edy wrote:

Hao Ching. Don't know if she goes by Angel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Hao-ching

Remember when arrong made the first 2 picks in the flag comp. And he picked Rune and Musetti. Edy then picked Alcaraz.

Just hope Carlitos doesn't break too many legs on the grass.

you trying to besmirch aaronh?

no, just pointing out that while he's had some good picks over the years (Rublev, Iga) he's also made som really bad calls (Peliwo, omitting Carlos)

Peliwo is now representing Poland, arrong must be excited.

oh my wow wow wow WOW!

did Team Da Do Zvon Zvon La La Laura really just do that?????????

they were freakin' 9-4 down!

Saša Ozmo @ozmo_sasa
·2h
Carlos #Alcaraz on what he says to himself in crucial moments: I always remember what my grandpa says to me. That is three Cs – cabeza, corazón, cojones (head, heart, balls). That moto is always with me.

DStyle would love this.

ATP flags is just going to be ridiculous for the next couple of years.
It will just be Edy sitting on his sandcastle holding a spade and a 99

Daniil Medvedev
@DaniilMedwed
Hi everyone. The last months I have been playing with a small hernia. Together with my team I have decided to have a small procedure done to fix the problem. I will likely be out for the next 1-2 months and will work hard to be back on court soon.  Thanks for all the support.

Daniil hating clay.

I have never heard of Carolina Alves. And she's 1.01 in Bogota qualies today.

#flagwatch

Linda Nosková racks up another W60 title.
Nice confidence boost in the run up to her stepping into the RG spotlight.

calling edy

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woah, Daniela color coordinating with the lemonade stand today!

where's Kickenok correspondent edy when you need him?

Betfair are big believers in Linda Fruhvirtova.
https://twitter.com/stuartf93/status/1508167905795579905

Randy Walker@TennisPublisher
·Apr 1
"I love it," says Jim Courier on @TennisChannel stating that tennis is moving toward more two-week, co-ed events like Indian Wells and Miami. "I'm hopeful. My fingers are crossed."

not again Christina

she was 4-1 up in the 3rd and had a BP for 5-1. Kichenok saved the BP, held, broke, held, broke, held, GSM.

Iga did her cheating tactis and forced an error to get three bp's.

Apr 2, 2022 -- 7:06PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

Iga did her cheating tactis and forced an error to get three bp's.

Not a word about this on twitter. They must really love her. I rewinded to see I hadn't misunderstood, but it was there for everyone to see. Shame, she's superior enough that she shouldn't have to stoop to this.

Barty saw how good Iga had become and decided to walk away instead of putting her over?

This lovefest .... yuk!

Both started their speeches with um

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FPXCnCfXEAo-h0Q?format=jpg&name=small
classic

but minus the cheating tactics, Iga is great and I should not be hating.

trains in finals does make me grumpy though. I had hoped that was a thing of the past with Barty's retirement.

Carlos the GOAT

When does Carlos go fav for the French?

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Team Siegemund Zvonareva won the doubles!