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**dhrishiasv** · 05-14-2010, 01:05 PM

It's too bad that this awakening didn't happen before the attempts to curtail the clay court season were made, a move spearheaded by the US. They wanted to eliminate Monte Carlo altogether but there was huge push back and the tournament ended up being downgraded. There is still a lot of ill will towards the US by European and South American players because of that effort.

That said I'm glad Isner and Querrey are trying. I've even seen Venus and Serena sliding more in their matches, and they're doing it correctly.

So true, Ti. They did a great disservice letting an entire generation grow up without adequate access to decent clay courts, and then pushing a hard court agenda. Not that 4 courts in NY makes a huge difference, but at least it speaks of a commitment.

When you consider that 91 of 103 men in the Top 10 grew up on clay, and then look at players like Clijsters on the WTA side, it seems a fairly reasonable deduction that it is much easier to excel on hard courts coming from a clay background than it is to excel on clay coming from a hard court background.

05-14-2010, 01:05 PM	#4
dhrishiasv Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	It's too bad that this awakening didn't happen before the attempts to curtail the clay court season were made, a move spearheaded by the US. They wanted to eliminate Monte Carlo altogether but there was huge push back and the tournament ended up being downgraded. There is still a lot of ill will towards the US by European and South American players because of that effort. That said I'm glad Isner and Querrey are trying. I've even seen Venus and Serena sliding more in their matches, and they're doing it correctly. So true, Ti. They did a great disservice letting an entire generation grow up without adequate access to decent clay courts, and then pushing a hard court agenda. Not that 4 courts in NY makes a huge difference, but at least it speaks of a commitment. When you consider that 91 of 103 men in the Top 10 grew up on clay, and then look at players like Clijsters on the WTA side, it seems a fairly reasonable deduction that it is much easier to excel on hard courts coming from a clay background than it is to excel on clay coming from a hard court background.
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