tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post7281635824739031888..comments2024-03-14T00:05:31.673-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Morton and Mamalat Meet for Girls Title; Lipman and Vinsant Will Decide Boys Grass Court Championship SaturdayColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-14385162332713299752010-06-13T17:41:10.340-04:002010-06-13T17:41:10.340-04:00again, apparently, you havent seen the courts at p...again, apparently, you havent seen the courts at philly, or you wouldnt be making that comment. i agree the style of a lot of american's games are WIN oriented, and it needs to be a more aggressive style of game but at philly you have no choice but to play the way they are playing or you might as well not make the trip because you will get dominated first round and not have gained anything except a huge loss of confidencehere to educatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-89703328981771379922010-06-13T11:49:58.413-04:002010-06-13T11:49:58.413-04:00here to educate
jon king is still correct in his ...here to educate<br /><br />jon king is still correct in his general observations at philly and elsewhere. he seems to know what he is talking about. do non insult others.<br /><br />any surfaceany surfacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-87335490483660245022010-06-12T23:20:11.939-04:002010-06-12T23:20:11.939-04:00philly isnt anything like wimbledon jon. know what...philly isnt anything like wimbledon jon. know what you are talking about before you write something. if you had ever been to the tournament, which i presume you havent due to your comment,you would know that it is not possible to play tennis at philly because the grass is up to peoples ankles. its ridiculous that they still hold the tournament there. its rare to see a player, boy or girl, hit over balls there. the only shot that works is any form of a slice: serve, groundstroke, drop volley etc.<br /><br />to collette, i wouldnt say the courts are like old-school wimbledon. at philly even big servers can get broken due to the ball slowing down so much. at old-school wimbledon big serves would go through the court while at philly the ball simply stops as it hits the ground. but saying that there are bad bounces and the balls stays low is a the understatement of the yearhere to educatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-18733167031370719412010-06-12T20:57:25.425-04:002010-06-12T20:57:25.425-04:00@Jon King
The grass at the Cricket Club is "o...@Jon King<br />The grass at the Cricket Club is "old-fashioned" in that there are bad bounces, the ball stays lower, etc-- all the characteristics of grass that used to be the norm, even at Wimbledon. Those issues are no longer a part of playing at the AELTC, which has made the surface much more uniform, with a truer bounce.Colette Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-33688795902954755662010-06-12T11:14:12.016-04:002010-06-12T11:14:12.016-04:00Slices 80% of the time and drop shots the other 20...Slices 80% of the time and drop shots the other 20% of the time. Ahhh, junior tennis, building games for the future!! Seriously, so many junior tournaments are silly as these kids grow up pitty patting just to get wins and not building long term games. Playing on grass? Hmmm, how come at Wimbledon you don't see all drop shots and slices every match?Jon Kingnoreply@blogger.com