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| J-man |
Federer-Nadal match Grass/ClayIt's offical they are playing on a court half grass and half clay. Seems kind of intresting, I guess.http://msn.foxsports.com/tennis/story/6706678 I forget the offical site but if I find I will post it. |
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| J-man |
Here's the site
http://thebattleofsurfaces.com/ |
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| x.doublea |
Wow... looks really interesting. 
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| J-man |
Any picks? | ||
| x.doublea |
It's hard to say... Federer in three. 
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| x.doublea |
I love part of the event discription....
"Within the four types of surface that dominate the professional tennis circuit, two are the ones we are concerned with in “The Battle”: red clay and grass. Cement and synthetic courts will be left out on this occasion."
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| J-man |
*cough Google translator cough* | ||
| PSALT |
Nadal won, 7-5 4-6 7-6 (10) | ||
| x.doublea |
Nadal tops Federer on mixed surface PALMA DE MALLORCA, Balearic Islands - Two-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10) in an exhibition match on a half-grass, half-clay court when Federer couldn't reach Nadal's forehand as it took an awkward bounce across the green side of the court. The four-timeWimbledon champion was leading 4-1 in the tiebreak before Nadal rallied. After the Spaniard double-faulted while leading 6-5, both players traded match points before the second-ranked Nadal hit three of the final four winners from the clay side in front of a sellout crowd of about 7,000. Nadal came into the match with a record 72 straight wins on clay, while the top-ranked Federer hasn't lost on grass in four years — a 48-match run that includes four straight Wimbledon titles. The grass caused some awkward bounces throughout, especially as the match progressed. But both players showed little difficulty in adapting to switching surfaces, as they changed shoes between games. Aside from holding the homecourt advantage, Nadal may have held a slight edge on the clay surface after the grounds crew was forced Wednesday morning to rip up and re-lay the grass side of the court, which required $1.63 million and 19 days to prepare. Nadal, serving from clay to start, won the first point of the match after a rally of ground strokes ended with Federer hitting his forehand into the net. Another Federer shot into the net, a backhand, gave the Spaniard the first game. Nadal had two breaks to take the first set, while Federer's one break while returning on grass was enough for the 10-time Grand Slam champion to prevail in the second. After the players split the first two sets, the jokes dissipated as both players went for the win, with Nadal displaying his trademark fist-pump for the first time in the final set. Nadal, who has won three straight titles at Monte Carlo and Barcelona, held a 4-0 lead over Federer on clay. Federer is 1-0 against the Spaniard on grass. Nadal leads the series with Federer 7-3. 
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| leftys_rock |
Funny trophy.
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| x.doublea |
Yes, it does.
It says 2007 on the trophy, so I think they might do an encore match up next year.... |
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| leftys_rock |
The court setup seems much too expensive for them to only do it once, so I expect them to do it again. 
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| J-man |
Here's a Youtube video highlight from the match:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3OVQs1_lgY The grass side was taking horrible bounces! |
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| x.doublea |
Having not watched that much tennis in the past few months, I am extremely impressed with Nadal's improvement. Passing shots are more penetrating, and his net play has improved. I think the special court really hampered approach shots- I think that's why Federer got passed so much.
The last bounce was horrendous!
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