Inspired by the ridiculous thread about Clay getting banned, where i voted that ofc not...and suddenly realized that actually grass is the one that should go.
Clay is played all over the World, literally in every country where tennis is played, there are clay courts.
It is gentle on the joints, people play up until their 90s and more.
Grass is just an obsolete surface from the past. They wonder how to make it slower and bouncier, in order for it to somewhat suit the game of tennis.
And it kinda does, except for being dangerously slippery and even a higher moisture level in the air makes it a real challenge for footwear makers to come up with high tech soles, to save the athletes knees and ankles...
Few days ago i was telling my kids that there used to be official tennis events on carpet...took them a while to realize i wasn't joking. "Like in the living room?" - Yes, same thing. I know it's weird, but it made sense at the time...
Same will be with grass and will be even funnier to the new generations. Grass? But how did they play on it more than once, was it synthetic?
Nope, it was grass in the beginning and after a few matches it was just dirt, but they still called it grass fr some reason...bounce was different in different parts of the court, it was a disaster.
But why then? Well...for one thing, it was about traditions. Even the AO used to be grass in the past. Yes, really, but even i don't remember those times and no one ever had any problems with AO being hard courts during my time, but when i mentioned about getting rid of grass, ppl went berserk for some reason..
But why though? Coz this was the time when the ultimate tennis legend Roger Federer used to be the grass God first before he became the God of tennis overall. So he had many fans and they felt like talking grass down was like talking down about Federer.
But you always say you were a Federer fan? Yes i was, but this didn't matter to anyone at the time..
No one ever plays on grass
It's ridiculously expensive to have grass courts
They wear out in a few matches, so the most important ones, Qfs, Sfs, Finals - they're not played on grass
AO changed and became better, Wimby could do the same, why the hell not?
To change dramatically from clay season to the short grass season just doesn't make any sense.
Probably the most dangerous surface of all. Had the season on it been longer, they would have banned it long ago, due to the numerous injuries it would have created.
The most sensitive surface for rain and moisture. Luckily it's played in the driest places...oh wait :|
Tradition is good, but how much, for how long until it becomes a ridiculous thing, like the bow towards some royalties in the stands?
I'm a Federer and Dimitrov fan, but that's plain logic. Mke the season 35-65 clay/hard, impose the same hard court surface everywhere with the exact same balls everywhere and just let the players compete with their qualities.
Clay is played all over the World, literally in every country where tennis is played, there are clay courts.
It is gentle on the joints, people play up until their 90s and more.
Grass is just an obsolete surface from the past. They wonder how to make it slower and bouncier, in order for it to somewhat suit the game of tennis.
And it kinda does, except for being dangerously slippery and even a higher moisture level in the air makes it a real challenge for footwear makers to come up with high tech soles, to save the athletes knees and ankles...
Few days ago i was telling my kids that there used to be official tennis events on carpet...took them a while to realize i wasn't joking. "Like in the living room?" - Yes, same thing. I know it's weird, but it made sense at the time...
Same will be with grass and will be even funnier to the new generations. Grass? But how did they play on it more than once, was it synthetic?
Nope, it was grass in the beginning and after a few matches it was just dirt, but they still called it grass fr some reason...bounce was different in different parts of the court, it was a disaster.
But why then? Well...for one thing, it was about traditions. Even the AO used to be grass in the past. Yes, really, but even i don't remember those times and no one ever had any problems with AO being hard courts during my time, but when i mentioned about getting rid of grass, ppl went berserk for some reason..
But why though? Coz this was the time when the ultimate tennis legend Roger Federer used to be the grass God first before he became the God of tennis overall. So he had many fans and they felt like talking grass down was like talking down about Federer.
But you always say you were a Federer fan? Yes i was, but this didn't matter to anyone at the time..
No one ever plays on grass
It's ridiculously expensive to have grass courts
They wear out in a few matches, so the most important ones, Qfs, Sfs, Finals - they're not played on grass
AO changed and became better, Wimby could do the same, why the hell not?
To change dramatically from clay season to the short grass season just doesn't make any sense.
Probably the most dangerous surface of all. Had the season on it been longer, they would have banned it long ago, due to the numerous injuries it would have created.
The most sensitive surface for rain and moisture. Luckily it's played in the driest places...oh wait :|
Tradition is good, but how much, for how long until it becomes a ridiculous thing, like the bow towards some royalties in the stands?
I'm a Federer and Dimitrov fan, but that's plain logic. Mke the season 35-65 clay/hard, impose the same hard court surface everywhere with the exact same balls everywhere and just let the players compete with their qualities.