ATP Finals Turin 11/12 - 11/19 2023

[meganfernandez]

I find it more concerning that the USA has no one there (it has happened before, we know). Like it or not, the USA is too important a market not to be represented.

Give Benny Shelton one more year.

We're not in the Top 8, but we are heavy in the Top 20.

[mick1303]

US still hosts 11 tournaments out of 66 (with 9 players in top 100). The second place is France with 6 tournaments (13 players in top 100). Australia has 9 players in top 100 and only hosts 3 tournaments (+ United Cup). Spain has 4 tournaments (7 player in top 100). It looks to me that US has dis-proportionally more tournaments. Not sure what is the structure of revenue for ATP, but if we look at tickets sales only, some US-based tournaments shall move elsewhere.

[skatingfan]

US still hosts 11 tournaments out of 66 (with 9 players in top 100). The second place is France with 6 tournaments (13 players in top 100). Australia has 9 players in top 100 and only hosts 3 tournaments (+ United Cup). Spain has 4 tournaments (7 player in top 100). It looks to me that US has dis-proportionally more tournaments. Not sure what is the structure of revenue for ATP, but if we look at tickets sales only, some US-based tournaments shall move elsewhere.

After next year the US will down two more tournaments, and tournaments have been leaving the US for a long time. The disproportionate number of US tournaments is vestige of the countries place in the sport in the past.

[ti-amie]

[mick1303]

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It looks like ATP site went belly up. Worrying sign ((

[meganfernandez]

Is there a way to find out who's commentating which matches in advance? Not asking just for Nick (but yes, I want to catch him) but also Roddick and others. Those feeds aren't available on replay, so I have to try to catch them live. Any help? Thanks.

[mick1303]

Why ATP YEC is in Team competitions branch?

[skatingfan]

Why ATP YEC is in Team competitions branch?

Hard to get good help when you don't pay them @ponchi.

[ti-amie]

I mean when all is said and done it is a team competition but following that logic the WTA YEC should've been here too.

I get your point though.

[ti-amie]

Why ATP YEC is in Team competitions branch?

Hard to get good help when you don't pay them @ponchi.

He walked right into that didn't he?

[ashkor87]

got to watch highlights of Djoko-Rune.. court is clearly quite fast, as expected. Djokovic served really well when it mattered.. Rune was much better than I expected, in every aspect of the game, seems to have got back to where he was last year or so..Now to see if Sinner can knock off Djokovic, I think he can...

[meganfernandez]

Shot of the year candidate?

https://x.com/josemorgado/status/172410 ... 54244?s=20

[ti-amie]

Anne Lenoir
@annegc1
Le problème est plutôt l’absence de court rapide. Et les joueurs ne devraient pas être étonnés que du dur indoor puisse l’être. Ça devrait être la norme
Translated from French by Google
The problem is rather the absence of a fast court. And players shouldn't be surprised that hard indoor can be. This should be the norm

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José Morgado
@josemorgado

Alcaraz. “This is the quickest court of the year. Incredible that this happens after so many tournaments playing on very slow hardcourts. I don’t understand why this happens. We never play in conditions like these during the entire year.”

[nelslus]

Shot of the year candidate?

Not going to encourage highlighting anything that this horrible person does.

[meganfernandez]

Anne Lenoir
@annegc1
Le problème est plutôt l’absence de court rapide. Et les joueurs ne devraient pas être étonnés que du dur indoor puisse l’être. Ça devrait être la norme
Translated from French by Google
The problem is rather the absence of a fast court. And players shouldn't be surprised that hard indoor can be. This should be the norm

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José Morgado
@josemorgado

Alcaraz. “This is the quickest court of the year. Incredible that this happens after so many tournaments playing on very slow hardcourts. I don’t understand why this happens. We never play in conditions like these during the entire year.”

Agree, courts are too slow overall throughout the year. Rallies are too long. Murray has complained about this. It's making injuries worse.