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**tuszit** · 04-08-2008, 07:48 PM

I agree. it is NOT a minority surface. It's by far the most common surface in tennis clubs in Europe and South America. If you start playing tennis here, you start on clay. (and as for hobby player like me- we keep playing on clay only, safe winter practise indoors.) I just think cutting back the clay events played is an inbuilt disadvantage for all players growing up in Europe and South America.

Totally. Here, in Argentina I'd say 98% of all courts are clay. It's also a question of economics around here. Claycourts are much cheaper to build and mantain than the other ones.
And just for the record, I play on clay and hardcourts (I'm lucky enough to go to a club where there's ONE, one of 25). And I enjoy playing on both surfaces. BUT I like playing on hardcourts more. My game is better there too. But I keep my objectivity and see how hardcourts are being pushed down our throats many times by some interests and defend clay -albeit my preference of court.

04-08-2008, 07:48 PM	#19
tuszit Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	I agree. it is NOT a minority surface. It's by far the most common surface in tennis clubs in Europe and South America. If you start playing tennis here, you start on clay. (and as for hobby player like me- we keep playing on clay only, safe winter practise indoors.) I just think cutting back the clay events played is an inbuilt disadvantage for all players growing up in Europe and South America. Totally. Here, in Argentina I'd say 98% of all courts are clay. It's also a question of economics around here. Claycourts are much cheaper to build and mantain than the other ones. And just for the record, I play on clay and hardcourts (I'm lucky enough to go to a club where there's ONE, one of 25). And I enjoy playing on both surfaces. BUT I like playing on hardcourts more. My game is better there too. But I keep my objectivity and see how hardcourts are being pushed down our throats many times by some interests and defend clay -albeit my preference of court.
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