View Poll Results: Why?
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Easy to stain
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Pistol Mugpras
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Tio Toni
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fear of Nadal getting destroyed by Rosol
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Muger Frauderer
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The price of Persian rugs went up
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09-22-2012, 02:15 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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I asked this once in the S.Q.T. thread and TigerTim answered my question so it's funny he started this thread. I also got a pic of Uncle Toni as an answer  |
That'd be from me  and I also remember that conversation .
Last edited by Looner : 09-22-2012 at 02:21 PM.
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09-22-2012, 02:17 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
The poll results are reviling
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Murray couldn't express it much better than that... he looks so relieved like someone who takes a powerful laxative to free himself from years of severe constipation.
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As for Mugray, what can be said? A disgusting human being, and awful player, and a choking pushing mug. He looks like a kemo patient, bald spots, hairless legs, pasty blotchy skin, busted teeth, and an ugly, snarling face. Typical antics all came out in this match: faking injuries, grimacing and cursing, trying to peg Fed, trying to start drama, undeserved final based on an exhausted old man and a joke draw.
I'm no Fakervic fan but he needs to save tennis, sadly tree trunk legs will be fresh. Interesting he's never questioned...
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09-22-2012, 02:20 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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That's be from me and I also remember that conversation . |
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09-22-2012, 03:00 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
Don't care much about carpet removal, problem is the slowing down of hard courts particularly indoor's.
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09-22-2012, 03:10 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
Are the regulations clear and are the carpet courts actually banned? There's even no theoretical chance that some tournament director decides to lay down a vintage blue supreme court from the year 1991? I'd just love to see that.
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09-22-2012, 03:13 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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well fair enough!
anyone here ever seen footage of wooden courts? i've read about it, but never seen it. sounds like a riot.
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Never seen any footage of it but I used to work at a hotel where we had wooden courts and used to host international events right up until the early 60s. It even hosted a few Davis Cup matches back in the 30s, GBR vs Poland if I remember right. It's a riot if you've got a good serve otherwise it's blink and you miss it.
I wish they'd bring back carpet though, we should have a fair share of all the different court types (..well aside from wood). Somewhere in England Tim Henman is gently sobbing in a corner about the demise of carpet.
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Are the regulations clear and are the carpet courts actually banned? There's even no theoretical chance that some tournament director decides to lay down a vintage blue supreme court from the year 1991? I'd just love to see that.
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If I was a billionaire, I'd build a tennis club with carpet courts and personally fund a tournament with high prize money just to flip the bird at the ATP's homogenisation drive. Ah if only... |
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09-22-2012, 05:01 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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Originally Posted by Mr.Michael
Are the regulations clear and are the carpet courts actually banned? There's even no theoretical chance that some tournament director decides to lay down a vintage blue supreme court from the year 1991? I'd just love to see that.
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Carpet is still allowed in the rules.
Gerflor (Taraflex) still make and sell their version, it's used at some challengers. Apparently the ITF pace measurement for it is a few notches higher than Bercy 2010 :-)
As a tournament director though, would you want to take the risk of being the odd one out? Players might withdraw, your crowds fall, and the tournament can die pretty quickly. A masters can get away with it I suppose, but that's only Bercy, and it's in trouble already with the new schedule.
Last edited by philosophicalarf : 09-22-2012 at 05:12 PM.
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09-22-2012, 06:41 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
Nadal cant play on it. Case solved.
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09-22-2012, 06:49 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
Players from the WTA were munching the surface.
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09-22-2012, 07:04 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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They knew Rafito would come along and wouldn't be able to win a single game on carpet so saved him from the embarrassment.
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Nadal actually won Madrid 2005 along with making the Paris finals in 2007. Back when they were carpet courts. |
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09-22-2012, 07:08 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
Madrid was never carpet 
In 2007 Paris was no longer carpet
Nice try.
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Originally Posted by Aloevera
Murray couldn't express it much better than that... he looks so relieved like someone who takes a powerful laxative to free himself from years of severe constipation.
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As for Mugray, what can be said? A disgusting human being, and awful player, and a choking pushing mug. He looks like a kemo patient, bald spots, hairless legs, pasty blotchy skin, busted teeth, and an ugly, snarling face. Typical antics all came out in this match: faking injuries, grimacing and cursing, trying to peg Fed, trying to start drama, undeserved final based on an exhausted old man and a joke draw.
I'm no Fakervic fan but he needs to save tennis, sadly tree trunk legs will be fresh. Interesting he's never questioned...
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09-22-2012, 07:18 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
My mistake.
Although I don't see why people are talking about Nadal; He's won titles on fast courts. It's not like the guy is winning solely on one surface. If anyone is to blame of the state of tennis - it's the ATP.
You live in Bristol? Which part?
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09-22-2012, 07:20 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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Originally Posted by BK 201
My mistake.
Although I don't see why people are talking about Nadal; He's won titles on fast courts. It's not like the guy is winning solely on one surface. If anyone is to blame of the state of tennis - it's the ATP.
You live in Bristol? Which part?
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 That's like saying Federer has won titles on blue clay. |
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09-22-2012, 07:24 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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That's like saying Federer has won titles on blue clay. |
Dubai 2006?
Queens 2008?
US Open 2010?
Madrid 2005?
Paris final 07? |
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09-22-2012, 07:47 PM
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Re: Why was carpet ended?
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Originally Posted by BK 201
My mistake.
Although I don't see why people are talking about Nadal; He's won titles on fast courts. It's not like the guy is winning solely on one surface. If anyone is to blame of the state of tennis - it's the ATP.
You live in Bristol? Which part?
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Originally Posted by Aloevera
Murray couldn't express it much better than that... he looks so relieved like someone who takes a powerful laxative to free himself from years of severe constipation.
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Originally Posted by SliceAce
As for Mugray, what can be said? A disgusting human being, and awful player, and a choking pushing mug. He looks like a kemo patient, bald spots, hairless legs, pasty blotchy skin, busted teeth, and an ugly, snarling face. Typical antics all came out in this match: faking injuries, grimacing and cursing, trying to peg Fed, trying to start drama, undeserved final based on an exhausted old man and a joke draw.
I'm no Fakervic fan but he needs to save tennis, sadly tree trunk legs will be fresh. Interesting he's never questioned...
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