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it sucks that just changing the color made the surface play different and ultimately got it banned cuz this is the coolest clay court event ever for sure
They should bring back blue courts with improvements because it's great for viewing the ball as well I mean the whole clay season audiences just struggle to see the ball on television and the camera angles don't help either
Nadal doesnt have as much advantage on blue clay as he does on normal clay, of course he wants that to cancel. A lot other players also disliked the court, even the champion Federer
Great upload mate, first time ever I see a player making 3 double faults in a row ! A Fedal or a Djoko Rafa on this surface would have been something memorable, too bad for us...
Madrid is Verdasco's homecourt. Added motivation to do well. And besting the best clay courter of all time is that much more initiative. Rafa, whatever the conditions may be is just indomitable. Thanks Wivo.
I know it was absolute shit clay ( slippery etc. ) but you have to say that it was freaking beautiful ... i know that we have ( green clay at USA ) but this one is something SPECIAL :)
Actually the fact is it was very close to normal clay but that week Madrid was hit by way too many rain showers which made the surface slippery and act more like grass instead of clay. It was just bad timing I guess. A normal clay court would have acted more or less same in those conditions.
That freaking blue clay took almost half of Del Potro's hip in the match vs. Berdych hahahaha. He slid so violently on a direction change he ended like split in two
who cares? If you're playing at the highest level and the surface sucks, isnt enjoyable, and doesn't enable the highest level of play why would you not complain? Im a huge Fed fan but call a spade a spade. @@incredibleXMan
Djokovic > Federer > Nadal and no number of clay titles will ever make nadal number 2. Nadal is the least well rounded player of the big 3, hasn’t even won atp finals.
The problem with this event wasn't the color of the court, it was the material they used to change the color caused issues with the watering of the surface and resulted in the court being slippery. Madrid always has quicker clay conditions because the elevation so combining quick clay + slippery + blue color was just a recipe for disaster. Madrid has always been a bad tune up for RG since it plays completely different. Tbh Monte Carlo & Madrid should swap places on the calendar
Might not play the same as orange clay, but as long as it plays the same for both players on the day then that is the important thing. Personally I think it looks great, would love for them to find a way to bring it back.
First of all, I don't think the surface had THAT much to do with it. Admittedly, the bad surface helps the weaker player more. (The tougher player has more to lose off his game.) But, imho, Verdasco played one of the best tournaments of his life and Nadal had an "off" day. OTOH, it was clear from some shots that the surface WAS somewhat of a factor. This surface was so bad, I understand several players withdrew for fear of personal injury and, to the best of my knowledge, was never used again. Just as an aside, if memory serves, Federer won the tournament as his ability to quickly adapt made a BIG difference. (Much more than this single match, surely.) Thanks for the video in any case as it was fun to watch and inspiring to see Verdasco's joy at the win.
it's insane that in 2012 nadal was already considered "one of the greatest to ever play the game" yet he's still here 12 years later with many many more achievements since then.
Unfortunately, I don't think he is going to be around much longer. He's had a couple of injuries in the last couple of years one of which kept him out for a whole season. The same happened with Federer. Nadal may be younger than Federer when that last injury happened but his body isn't younger. I hope he proves me wrong.
Yeah, 5:2 up in the third and lost the match, but guess who's fault it is, blue clay 🤣 He can only blame himself, he played absolutly poor and gave the match away, that was his fault.
Remember, everything needs to be tailored to Nadal's strengths. Everything else was slowed down in the game to give him an advantage. His strings give him an absolutely unfair advantage with his spin. So, may as well demand red clay.
@@stuewz The difference is this was a prime Weakdal on his fav clay, and Goatkovic is 37 almost, lost to a 20 year old player, wow thats a surprise 😂 Wasnt a choke either, he simply wasnt in form. Weakdal lost like his last 15 matches to nobodies, so ? Big deal. The difference is one is the GOAT of tennis, and the other(Weakdal) is the wife of mr 40:15, that is quite the difference dont you think fangirl 🖐🤙🖕🤣
@@Giochochu Not Federer, because he is one of those that said he can adapt to anything. Djokovic, Nadal and Del Potro have complained. I searched online and Nadal was the most vocal.
Nadal reclama todo pensando en su propio beneficio (ej. arcilla azul). Djokovic reclama por el bienestar de los jugadores profesionales del tenis.. Que gran diferencia de actitud y valores!!
What does it matter changing the color? Did it literally change the friction and bounce of the surface that much? Federer had no problem with it 😛 It's like blaming your racket for your poor performance
Well, somebody had to win the tournament, so we can't conclude that the winner didn't have a problem with the surface. Maybe everybody had a problem but the winner had less of one than most of the others.
crybaby novak and rafa crying because they couldnt adapt. I wish every tournament had a different surface which is unique because it would make tennis so unpredictable and fun
