CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: masterclass on June 11, 2014, 12:43:10 pm

Unseeded but dangerous Philipp Kolschreiber won his match against Herbert and will now face Rafael Nadal who opens up in the quarterfinal.

#3 Milos Raonic was sent off the premises by wildcard and #120 in the world, Peter Gojowczyk, 6-4, 6-4. Raonic just doesn't look good on grass. Ball gets too low for him, especially the slice, and he doesn't have good enough footwork.  Even his big serve can't help him. Clay is better for him.  He needs the bigger bounce, which helps him get to the ball.  Gojowczyk will now meet the Columbian, Alejandro Falla who can play well on grass.

#4 Kei Nishikori beat Gael Monfils in 3 sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.  Kei played the steadier of the two.  Monfils was poor and good, more of the former.

Andreas Seppi had to withdraw in his doubles match due to a virus early this morning. Swiss pair, Roger Federer and Marco Chiudinelli, recipients of the walkover, decided to come on the court anyway for practice, and "some" fans showed up to see the living legend.





Respectfully,
masterclass

wow general masterclass. that court is stunning. beautiful tennis court.



thanks for the timely updates.




here is the order of play for tomorrow:


http://www.atpworldtour.com/Scores/schedule.aspx?EventId=500&Year=2014



milos is improving but he lacks the optimal footwork on grass. lets see how it goes for him at Wimbledon.


I wish him the best as always.

Yes. This is court #1, which is adjacent to one side of  the stadium court, which has the roof that can close/open in 88 seconds and be ready for play immediately thanks to the advanced lightweight roofing material and German canopy engineered design. It is not dependent on the stadium for support and does not completely enclose the stadium so that the outside airflow can still flow through the stadium without raising or lowering temp or humidity. 

In contrast, the Wimbledon roof takes about 10 minutes to close, but players must wait 35 to 45 minutes for the air conditioning to kick in so that the court will be playable. 

The US Open still hasn't figured it out.   Roland Garros still doesn't have lights. What can you do General. Sooner or later the Americans and the French will figure out a way, but probably after a billion dollars have been spent and years of unnecessary research.

Respectfully,
masterclass