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Author Topic: The Official ATP Discussion Thread - now discussing 2009 Wimbledon
Date Posted: 12/28/07 10:14am Subject: The Official ATP Discussion Thread - now discussing 2009 Wimbledon - Date Edited: 6/22 4:38pm (14 edits total) Edited By: Rogue...Jedi
Hi everyone! happy

The 2008 season is about to rock the tennis world, and this thread will be closely following every major story and event that will highlight the upcoming season. As long as I am on the boards, I will be updating with all the latest happenings from the circuit, and will try to provide as much information as I possibly can. peace

The first thing I would like to share is the official calender for the season. I have provided the dates, venues, draw size and surface, and this post can be used as a reference for the rest of the year.


DEC 31
Doha Qatar ExxonMobil Open Hard Court 32
Chennai Chennai Open Hard Court 32
Adelaide Next Generation Adelaide International Hard Court 32


JAN 7
Sydney Medibank International Hard Court 32
Auckland Heineken Open Hard Court 32


JAN 14
Melbourne AUSTRALIAN OPEN Hard Court 128 GRAND SLAM


JAN 28
Viña del Mar Movistar Open Clay Court 32


FEB 4
Davis Cup First Round


FEB 11
Costa do Sauipe Brasil Open Clay Court 32
Delray Beach Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Hard Court 32
Marseille Marseille Open Indoor Hard Court 32


FEB 18
Rotterdam ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Indoor Hard Court 32
Buenos Aires Copa Telmex Clay Court 32
San Jose SAP Open Indoor Hard Court 32


FEB 25
Acapulco Abierto Mexicano Telcel Clay Court 32
Memphis Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Indoor Hard Court 32
Zagreb PBZ Zagreb Indoors Indoor Carpet 32


MAR 3
Dubai The Dubai Tennis Championships Hard Court 32
Las Vegas Tennis Channel Open Hard Court 32


MAR 10
ATP Masters Series Indian Wells Pacific Life Open Hard Court 96


MAR 24
ATP Masters Series Miami Sony Ericsson Open Hard Court 96


APR 7
Davis Cup Quarterfinal


APR 14
Valencia Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana Clay Court 32
Houston US Men’s Clay Court Championships Clay Court 32
Estoril Estoril Open Clay Court 32


APR 21
ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo Masters Series Monte-Carlo Clay Court 56


APR 28
Barcelona Open Sabadell Atlantico Clay Court 56
Munich BMW Open Clay Court 32


MAY 5
ATP Masters Series Rome Campionati BNL d’Italia Clay Court 56


MAY 12
ATP Masters Series Hamburg Hamburg Clay Court 56


MAY 19
Düsseldorf ARAG ATP World Team Championship Clay Court 8 teams
Poertschach The Hypo Group Tennis International 2008 Clay Court 32
Casablanca Grand Prix Hassan II Clay Court 32


MAY 26
Paris FRENCH OPEN Clay Court 128 GRAND SLAM


JUNE 9
Halle Gerry Weber Open Grass Court 32
London The Artois Championships Grass Court 56
Sopot Orange Prokom Open Clay Court 32


JUNE 16
Hertogenbosch Ordina Open Grass Court 32
Nottingham The Nottingham Open Grass Court 32


JUNE 23
Wimbledon WIMBLEDON Grass Court 128 GRAND SLAM


JULY 7
Gstaad Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Clay Court 28
Båstad Catella Swedish Open Clay Court 28
Newport Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Grass Court 28
Stuttgart Mercedes Cup Clay Court 28


JULY 14
Indianapolis Indianapolis Tennis Championships Hard Court 32
Amersfoort Dutch Open Tennis Clay Court 28
Kitzbühel Austrian Open Clay Court 32
Umag ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag Clay Court 28


JULY 21
ATP Masters Series Toronto Rogers Cup Hard Court 56


JULY 28
ATP Masters Series Cincinnati Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Hard Court 56


AUG 4
Los Angeles Countrywide Classic Hard Court 32


AUG 11
Washington Legg Mason Tennis Classic Hard Court 32
2008 OLYMPICS


AUG 18
New Haven Pilot Pen Tennis Hard Court 48


AUG 25
New York US OPEN Hard Court 128 GRAND SLAM


SEP 8
Bucharest BCR Open Romania Clay Court 32


SEP 15
Mumbai Mumbai Open Hard Court 32
Davis Cup Semifinal


SEP 22
Bangkok Thailand Open Indoor Hard Court 32
Beijing China Open Hard Court 32


SEP 29
Tokyo AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Hard Court 48
Metz Open de Moselle Indoor Hard Court 32


OCT 6
Vienna BA-CA Tennis Trophy Indoor Hard Court 32
Stockholm If Stockholm Open Indoor Hard Court 32
Moscow ATP Kremlin Cup Indoor Carpet 32


OCT 13
ATP Masters Series Madrid Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid Indoor Hard Court 48


OCT 20
Basel Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel Indoor Carpet 32
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open Indoor Carpet 32
Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Indoor Carpet 32


OCT 27
ATP Masters Series Paris BNP Paribas Masters Indoor Carpet 48


NOV 10
Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai Indoor Carpet 8 players/teams


NOV 17
Davis Cup Final

 
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 Date Posted: 12/28/07 5:03pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
Some good things to look forward to this year - the new Australian Open surface (Lleyton has no more excuses now), as well as Federer challenging for Sampras' record. And the Olympics Tennis should be interesting (although not ATP)

 

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Date Posted: 12/29/07 8:21am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
the new Australian surface will be ineresting. It wil be excitin who the next big breaktrough player will be.

 

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Date Posted: 12/29/07 1:15pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
I'm still waiting for Gael Monfils to show up. tongue

 

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Date Posted: 12/30/07 4:53am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread - Date Edited: 12/30/07 4:55am (1 edits total) Edited By: Anakin_Heartbreaker
The big question for this year is. Will Roger Federer break Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slams this year? confused Or at least equal it? The first step in answering that question will come on the new surface that has been laid down at Melbourne Park. The new plexicushion surface has replaced the traditional rebound ace that was manufactured and exclusively laid down on Australian Hard Courts.

There were several factors that led to this staggering move. The first was the problem that rebound ace creates when it gets hot. The synthetic rubber used, similar to that of car tyres had an unusually high capacity to absorb and conduct heat. Several times the courts were referred to as cauldrons, where the temperature would notoriously hit and more than occasionally go over what was the limit, and heat breaks were taken. The other problem that the surface created was that it got ridiculously sticky, and injuries to ankles and other ligaments was getting increasingly common, especially when players had to rapidly change directions. The final factor that led to the change was the surface speed, height of bounce that did not suit the Australian players, particularly Lleyton Hewitt, who had continuously expressed his thoughts, stating the surface should be favorable to the country’s players.

This has lead to the staggering change, and the new plexicushion surface. The aim was to speed up the courts from medium pace, to fast-medium, and with lower bounces. Even the actual color of the surface is now true blue. The court itself is a slightly darker shade of blue than the surroundings.

The interesting thing is the feedback that has come from the players, especially those that played during the wild card playoffs, and those that are playing the Hopman Cup in Perth. The surface is said to be slower with a higher bounce than the rebound ace from last year. Examples have been made to sandpaper. The organizers have stressed multiple times that this is the case with all surfaces, and within a few weeks the surface would have been worn down and speed up. I don’t know if this is possible, considering the Grand Slam is upon us. We’ll just have to see.

Federer has expressed a keen interest in the surface, and I’m sure will be getting a lot of practice done even before the Kooyong exhibition begins.

Tomorrow the season officially begins!!!!! grin

Hewitt has begun his bid in his home town of Adelaide, where he was the champion in 1998 and 2000, but has not been given a favorable draw. While in Chennai, Nadal has been given a very easy draw into the final. Doha, the biggest of the three has more of the top players, including Davydenko and Murray.

Which players will make their mark this year? Should be fun to see! happy

 
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Date Posted: 12/31/07 10:59am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
Hewitt continues to express his disapointment in the new plexicushion surface at Melbourne Park. The organizers have now stated that the surface is already faster than the one that he beat Federer on in 2003 Davis Cup semi final, and the 2004 Australian Open.

 
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 Date Posted: 12/31/07 2:04pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
I'm getting really sick of Lleyton's continual excuses for poor performances. Coupled with the extreme lack of depth on both male and female for Australian Tennis means I, and a lot of other people, aren't as interested in Tennis as we used to be.

 

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Date Posted: 1/1/08 5:54am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
Lleyton’s continual frustration filled outbursts is not going to make him any new friends. He just has to now focus on the task at hand.

Baghdatis becomes the first major casualty of the season, losing his opening round match in Chennai. The charismatic Cypriot has struggled to find the sensational form that took him to the final in Australia two years ago, and he continues to disappoint.

Ljubicic successfully opened up the defense of his Doha title yesterday. This is really a critical point in his career, he has really underperformed on the big stages and his recent form is showing that he is starting to decline.

Hewitt lead the top seeds to wins in Adelaide in blistering conditions.

 
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Date Posted: 1/1/08 7:11am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
Just finished watching the Nadal first round match in Chennai. He looked a lot more aggressive than normal, as a result he commited more unforced errors. However, it took him seven match points to win against a player ranked 123 in the world.

He stated that his knees are holding up on the surface. I'll be watching his progress with great interest. grin

 
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Date Posted: 1/1/08 2:01pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread - Date Edited: 1/1/08 2:02pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Anakin_Heartbreaker
Murray has started the year as impressive as last year in Doha, Qatar. He defeated the diminutive Belgium player Rochus with the loss of just two games. Murray was a finalist last year, defeating Davydenko in the semis before falling to Ivan.

Calleri causes the bigesst upset in that tournament, beating Robredo the second seed.

 
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Date Posted: 1/2/08 10:17am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread - Date Edited: 1/2/08 10:18am (1 edits total) Edited By: Anakin_Heartbreaker
WHOA!!!! shock What is going on with Murray? He loses the first set against Rainer 6-1, then proceeds to win the next two sets 6-0, 6-1. He has such an abundance of talent, that I could talk about it for hours, but his biggest weakness is his incredible ability to lose focus and cripple his game into something outside the top 100.

 
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Date Posted: 1/2/08 7:37pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
I never understand when a match goes like that.I mean I never play in matches like that.

 

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Date Posted: 1/3/08 10:57am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
rechedelphar posted:
I never understand when a match goes like that.I mean I never play in matches like that.


LOL!!!


In the meantime, Hewitt continues to be the most outspoken person this year on the tour. As it is known, there is the heat rule at the Australian Open, stating that if the temperture goes up to a certain limit, there would be a heat break. Well, in Adelaide, that rule does NOT exist, and the players have had to face the heat in more ways than one.

A lot of them requested that the rule be applied, to which Hewitt said that they are athletes and should deal with conditions, it is best of three. If they can't cope with that, then they should find another job! shock

 
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Date Posted: 1/4/08 10:49am Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
Hewitt goes out in the quarters to Tsonga 6-4, 6-2.

Federer has arrived in Australia in order to prepare for the new surface, which has been highly criticised as being slow. Will he be walking away with Grand Slam number 13? confused

 
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Date Posted: 1/4/08 6:26pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
Tsonga will be good this year

 

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Date Posted: 1/4/08 9:45pm Subject: RE: The Official 2008 ATP Discussion Thread
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Tsonga will be good this year


I'll certainly be looking out for him in the Grand Slams this year. Last season he proved to be a really tough competitor, and it'll be nice to see if a Frenchman can gain a lot of power this year.

Like I said before, I'm still waiting for Gael Monfils to show up, though I'm doubting it more and more.

 

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