Talk About Tennis 2.0

What are conditions like? Not able to watch ..if someone has a sense, do enlighten me. I read the wind was a factor but not a big factor..

Am on the road so cant see much. The 1 min video i did see ...court seems slow, really slow. No wonder Saba did well, and Sakkari couldn't do much ..

Following up on Ashkor's comments about court speed: doesn't it make sense that it would be slow since the concrete has barely dried and would therefore slow the ball down?

That said, Sakkari was only able to win one game? Maybe it's just me but I don't like seeing bagels at year end events.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Oct 30, 2023 7:10 pm Following up on Ashkor's comments about court speed: doesn't it make sense that it would be slow since the concrete has barely dried and would therefore slow the ball down?

That said, Sakkari was only able to win one game? Maybe it's just me but I don't like seeing bagels at year end events.

They should have a WTA and ATP Head-Case of the Year award. SO much to choose from, after all.

Swiatek taking so long to tie her shoe laces they went ahead and did the coin toss while she finished.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Day 4

Court Central Starts At 11:00 Am

(Q) Marton Fucsovics VS (10) Alexander Zverev
Followed By
Daniel Altmaier VS Arthur Fils
Followed By
Ugo Humbert VS (Q) Marcos Giron
Followed By
(PR) Gael Monfils VS Francisco Cerundolo
Not Before 7:30 Pm
(Q) Roman Safiullin VS (2) Carlos Alcaraz
Not Before 8:30 Pm
(Q) Yoshihito Nishioka VS (5) Andrey Rublev

Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am

(LL) Dusan Lajovic VS (WC) Benjamin Bonzi
Followed By
Sebastian Korda VS (11) Hubert Hurkacz
Followed By
Felix Auger-Aliassime VS Jan-Lennard Struff
Not Before 4:00 Pm
Tallon Griekspoor VS Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Followed By
(16) Karen Khachanov VS Laslo Djere
Followed By
Alexander Bublik VS Nicolas Jarry

Court 2 Starts At 11:00 Am

Miomir Kecmanovic VS Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Followed By
(Q) J.J. Wolf VS Mackenzie McDonald
Not Before 3:30 Pm / After Suitable Rest
Jannik Sinner/Stan Wawrinka VS Novak Djokovic/Miomir Kecmanovic
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
Marcelo Melo/Alexander Zverev VS Nathaniel Lammons/Jackson Withrow
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
(WC) Sadio Doumbia/Fabien Reboul VS (WC) Arthur Fils/Richard Gasquet
Followed By
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz VS Alternate

Coco is up 6-0,1-0 against Jabeur...again, without even watching, one can deduce the court is slow...lopsided scores happen when the serve doesn't count for much...on grass, scores like 7-6,7-5 happen because it is so hard to break serve..

Day 3 Order of Play

Estadio Paradisus
Starts at 02:30 PM

CZE B. KREJCIKOVA/CZE K. SINIAKOVA (4) vs GER L. SIEGEMUND/RUS V. ZVONAREVA (6)
FOLLOWED BY
BLR A. SABALENKA (1) vs USA J. PEGULA (5)
FOLLOWED BY
KAZ E. RYBAKINA (4) vs GRE M. SAKKARI (8)
FOLLOWED BY
AUS S. HUNTER/BEL E. MERTENS (2) vs USA N. MELICHAR-MARTINEZ/AUS E. PEREZ (8)

Note: As I type this the Gauff/Jabeur match is still isted as being suspended due to rain.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:01 am Coco is up 6-0,1-0 against Jabeur...again, without even watching, one can deduce the court is slow...lopsided scores happen when the serve doesn't count for much...on grass, scores like 7-6,7-5 happen because it is so hard to break serve..

Jill Craybas, commentating at the final, mentioned the court was fast.

Coco won 6-0, 6-1–I didn’t see it, but maybe Ons isn’t 100% healthy?

Lots of bakery products. Iga delivered one as well.

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:21 am

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:01 am Coco is up 6-0,1-0 against Jabeur...again, without even watching, one can deduce the court is slow...lopsided scores happen when the serve doesn't count for much...on grass, scores like 7-6,7-5 happen because it is so hard to break serve..

Jill Craybas, commentating at the final, mentioned the court was fast.

What do your eyes say,,? I can't see anything, am on the road

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:05 am What do your eyes say,,? I can't see anything, am on the road

I don't have an eye for court speed, but speed is not something that can be judged well on tv screen.

skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:22 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:05 am What do your eyes say,,? I can't see anything, am on the road

I don't have an eye for court speed, but speed is not something that can be judged well on tv screen.

True but what option do we have?