Why Did the Australian Open Change Court Surfaces: From Grass to GreenSet

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Why Did the Australian Open Change Court Surfaces?
The Australian Open has had three different hardcourt providers since their move from the grass in 1988. But what’s been behind the changes in Melbourne? A desire to keep innovating? Or something a little more pragmatic? This is the story of one tournament’s journey from Grass to GreenSet.
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@zeddeka 2 года назад

Martina Navratilova recently spoke out about this. She said when the Australian Open changed surfaces from grass they consulted the players about which surface they wanted - she said the players didn't want Rebound Ace but the Australian Open ignored them. She also said the Rebound Ace Surface had actually been a factor in her stopping playing the Australian open after 1989. She described Rebound Ace as "awful" and talked about how she burnt her knee once when bending down for a low volley, because the surface held so much heat.

@mikediehl521 3 года назад

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@jamesashoo4245 3 года назад

Great topic! Very, very interesting what with all the talk this year on the quicker pace of the courts. 👍

@hamishcarton899 3 года назад

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@aleksanderkudla5647 3 года назад

yall need more subscribers

@keithhosannah3022 3 месяца назад

It would have been cool if the Aussie Open was the only Grand Slam to use the three main surfaces on a three-year rotation. To me, it's too similar to the U.S. Open.

@har234908234 3 года назад

Blue playing surfaces are awful - save that colour for pools. Green was much more easier on the eyes.

@janjan55555 2 года назад

Fact of the matter is blue playing surfaces are really good in contrast with those bright yellow balls. The most attractive ones are the color schemes at Indian Wells or Miami, the color wasn't the issue it's the speed of the courts that dramatically changed the outcome for top players. Federer was nearly unbeatable on the fast green Australian Open courts, as soon as they significantly slowed the court Djokovic, Nadal started winning there. (Mostly Djokovic)

@har234908234 2 года назад

@@janjan55555 I'll take your point about Indian Wells... blue on green would be an improvement. That said, I don't think people have a such a problem with Wimbledon - and I don't think people switch off in the second week when it's way worse. It's not like TV is the same as it was when I started watching tennis in the mid 80s!

@janjan55555 2 года назад

@@har234908234 I must admit the tennis court in AO pre 2008 was difficult for a live viewer to watch, just being really really honest here! The blue was totally different, sadly they f'ed up AUSTRALIAN OPEN as soon as they changed the speed of the court. They should have never touched it.

@syrianspitfire4981 3 года назад

Those video essays are just amazing!

@vhyles 3 года назад

Very interesting content. It's a shame you don't have more subscribers considering you're really trying.

@Creees 3 года назад

Why dont they change the Aussie Open to clay court?!?

@DarkAngelEU 2 года назад

Bc they'll just dye it blue

@Creees 2 года назад

@@DarkAngelEU that will be good

@jeffhermida4788 Год назад

yeah, once plexicushion was installed, saw tons of players sliding more often.

@marconemeth9683 3 года назад

Not a surprise that Federer won on fast Aussie courts in 2017 and 2018.

@teamsawyer4962 3 года назад

Great Tennis Tips! -Jade Sawyer

@Anthonycoup 3 года назад

No hard court should be faster than grass end of

@sabiro2315 Год назад

To be fair Wimbledon also deliberately slowed down their grass courts at some point.

@sartazaziz856 3 года назад

Djokovic sends his regards.

@ignaciolopez-fu4mo 3 года назад

Why fast courts dont appeal to broadcasters ?

@BaselineTennis 3 года назад

Not enough long points (drama).

@ignaciolopez-fu4mo 3 года назад

@@BaselineTennis thats rare, i suppose that an agressive style of play is more enjoyable than an infinite baseline play that wait for unforced.

@BaselineTennis 3 года назад

@@ignaciolopez-fu4mo we believe the different styles will benefit tennis. We’d prefer more court surfaces and different court speeds.

@BurnsTennis 2 года назад

@@BaselineTennis Its an interesting juxtaposition. They don't want short points, they want long rallies instead even if neither player goes for winners. Meanwhile they don't want matches too long either for scheduling reasons.

@marcoprins4880 2 года назад

I don't think you really answered the question though. They wanted to get "ahead of the curve" by switching to hard courts - But why? What about hard courts made this better for players? And why does the same not apply to wimbledon?

@lexluthor9779 Год назад

$$$$$. That's the answer. They realized that the USTA made most of its money off of advertising for one tournament and realized they had to take it out of the country club. Wimbledon is just tradition and little else. Roland Garros too. The US Open and the AO went for the big money., but also a level playing field. Depending on how you look at it, this leveling either makes Fed at sw19 & Rafa in Paris greater, or kind of just a spectacle of specialization. If there are only literally a couple of tournaments with the surface of the French Open than it cannot be a major anymore IMO, same with Wimby. Rafa's wins are sorta silly, they're as meaningful as all of Fed's indoor wins. US Open & AO have showed that Nole is probably the best.

@ABC-ABC1234 Год назад

@@lexluthor9779 "Rafas wins are sorta silly" =====> I am not sure if you trolling or plain ignorant of the stress gravel creates on your body! Unlike hard court, you're FORCED to play strategic and can't just "Ace blast" your way to the finals! You're constantly switching rhythm, constantly trying to bait the opponent to the net, and constantly keeping the ball low so your opponent gets so much stress in his lower back. Also getting your opponent off balance is key on gravel.

@lexluthor9779 Год назад

@@ABC-ABC1234 Trolling ? Ignorant ? WTF ? There are a total of two tournaments with a surface like Roland Garros. That makes Rafa's run silly. And your assertion that one must play some arguous style to play on clay is completely destroyed by the fact that every retirement community has clay since it's easier on the body. You are allowed to go to the net on clay. Both Becker and Federer were great clay court players. Gravel ? Where are you playing bro ? Stop trolling people and being ignorant.

@ABC-ABC1234 Год назад

@@lexluthor9779 What 2 tournaments are you talking about? Let's start there. If Clay was so easy we wouldn't have the same person winning it every damn year. It's so satisfying to see those serve robots suddenly crash and burn as soon as the clay season starts...

@stevenkunzer7289 Год назад

Grass is a specialty surface, Clay is a surface many pros make their living on and forgo bigger events on other surfaces. As far as outdoor events go clay is only a few shy of hardcourt, hardcourt is played indoors so the the stadiums can be changed from one sport to the next. Indoor hard is more of a specialty that doesn’t have a major than clay. Grass has been marginalized which I do not see as a good thing.

@Luizgcmotta 3 года назад

Awesome

@BurnsTennis 2 года назад

I liked the rebound ace, the tennis was different to the US Open. Other than Edberg, most attacking players like Sampras and Becker were prepared to play longer rallies in addition to short points. Clay court players also did well. But if the players complained then understandable. Personally I find tennis played on bland plexicushion not very interesting at all.