Regarding Houston, yeah it sucks Andy doesn't play a 'real' clay tournament - but in my view, at least he cares about a tournament that involves clay! lol
Umm... why are you all so happy the clay season is coming?
Dontcha know Andy and the Americans suck on it? I mean RG may be the most dramatic (in terms of crowd) but also the most sleep-inducing GS of the year... clay.... ughhhhhh
Even though I bash the clay and it's elitist snobs in GM a lot, I actually like the clay season. After months of fast court playing and seeing the same players over and over again, the clay season is nice respite from the usual. Plus Roger won't be as dominating as he is throughout the rest of the year. :lol: And it will be interesting to see if Nadal can defend all his points.
Clay season is the only time I actually pay attention to players like Puerta and Mutis, and it's short enough so that I don't start to get bored with them (hardly any of them have any kind of personality, save Nadal). I also like the fact that they keep playing even when it rains, as opposed to Wimbledon where two raindrops shuts all the courts down for five hours.
Noelle, re: your comments about keeping your blog updated, it's hard work isn't it? No wonder Pro Tennis Fan said she was going to give her blog up this year, it's a lot more work than I thought, and probably more for you because you are covering tennis in general, both men's and women's, while I focus mostly on Andy. Still, it took me two days to finally update my blog about the Ferrer match and when I did I got messages from people asking why it took so long and if I was mad at Andy for losing. :lol: No, I wasn't mad. It's been very busy at work, and I like to get my thoughts organized before I spout off on my blog, anyway. Plus, finding all those links and photos makes my eyes go cross-eyed.
Re: FamilyCircleCup, I don't see anything wrong with Andy & and the Bryans doing an exhibition five days before Rome?
Daring prediction: watch Andy get Verdasco again in the second round.
Because they should be in Europe practicing there to be properly prepared?????? Playing an exhibition on green clay is not gonna help Andy get better results. Obviously he's not gonna go to Europe to play MC (well we figured he wouldn't anyway) and come back to Charleston to do this and go back. So after Houston he has like 3 weeks until Rome - will he even be hitting on red clay at all for three weeks? Sorry, I think that's disgusting :shrug:
oh the twins are doing alright in the rankings, with all those finals...
It's Andy we should worry about; if he fails to defend Houston, Ivan will pass him... once out of the top 4, it means Andy gets hell in QF in slams, instead of SF... If Andy doesn't defend Wimby final (thx to his dismal performance this year dropping his seed) he'll fall further, if he gets caught below the top 8, he gets hell in the 4th round instead...
Well I like the clay. What can I say? :shrug: Kind of spices stuff up every few months I guess. And you have to think differently as a player out there too but you all know that
Because they should be in Europe practicing there to be properly prepared?????? Playing an exhibition on green clay is not gonna help Andy get better results. Obviously he's not gonna go to Europe to play MC (well we figured he wouldn't anyway) and come back to Charleston to do this and go back. So after Houston he has like 3 weeks until Rome - will he even be hitting on red clay at all for three weeks? Sorry, I think that's disgusting :shrug:
Well, "disgusting" seems like a strong or inappropriate word to use. :shrug:
I think Andy should hire a hypnotist to convince him that all the clay matches he'll be playing is for Davis Cup. Then maybe we'll start seeing some decent results from him.
And Naldo may actually have a point: this new topspin crap he's been using may actually benefit him on the clay. :lol:
Of course, and that's fine, but it's coming at the detriment of his career. He spouts off that he wants to improve his clay results and does stuff like this. Maybe the Bryans can afford it b/c they're good on clay, but Andy has to dedicate himself to doing well on it and if he's gonna not be on red clay after houston and then only get to Rome 4 days before the tournament begins, I mean, what can he expect? Unless there are red claycourts in Austin I don't know about - but last year when his charity event was right before Houston, he was hitting on green cay in Austin :shrug:
Sorry tangy, I think it's embarrassing for him and makes us all look like fools for supporting him too. I do think it's disgusting :shrug:
Good idea Andy. Lets skip the Masters that plays the closest to RG because judging from your past results its safe to say that you have a handle on it.
Of course, and that's fine, but it's coming at the detriment of his career. He spouts off that he wants to improve his clay results and does stuff like this. Maybe the Bryans can afford it b/c they're good on clay, but Andy has to dedicate himself to doing well on it and if he's gonna not be on red clay after houston and then only get to Rome 4 days before the tournament begins, I mean, what can he expect? Unless there are red claycourts in Austin I don't know about - but last year when his charity event was right before Houston, he was hitting on green cay in Austin :shrug:
Sorry tangy, I think it's embarrassing for him and makes us all look like fools for supporting him too. I do think it's disgusting :shrug:
Yes definitely bad timing but maybe there is more to it? Obviously I don't know. I am just trying to look for a silver lining or some such nonsense here.
But wouldn't playing a proper schedule and playing a lot on it and practicing on RED Clay and preparing properly for the big tourneys by getting there way in advance... wouldn't that all assist him in his quest to stop sucking on clay I mean, playing Houston then practicing on green clay for 3 weeks and getting to Rome 4 days early is not gonna help him stop sucking on clay :shrug:
Damn event. When are they going to start invinting the real American number one player James Blake instead of that loser!
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