Stefanos Tsitsipas thinks the grass and clay seasons ‘should be longer’. The clay-court season – which officially kicked off last Monday – will last until June 11. On June 12, the grass season will begin.
The Wimbledon final is scheduled for July 16 but the final grass court tournament of the season is July 17-23 in Newport. Overall, hard remains a dominant surface in tennis. “The grass and clay seasons should be longer.
I know that for clay there are still events in August, but I am in favor of natural surfaces being more valued in the calendar,” Tsitsipas said, via Tennis-Infinity.
Tsitsipas explains why he loves clay:
Tsitsipas’ best career results have been on clay. Tsitsipas is a two-time Masters champion – both of his Masters victories have come on the clay courts of Monte Carlo.
Tsitsipas also made his first French Open Grand Slam final of 2021 – he suffered a five-set loss to Novak Djokovic. “I really like the tactical analysis of tennis on clay.
I think it’s deeper than people think. There’s a lot of strategy involved. You don’t expect to hit crazy winning shots on a surface like clay. You have a lot of patience when playing.
These are more unforced and forced faults. The way you can open the field. The main priority is not to hit a winning shot, but to be precise and open the court,” explained Tsitsipas.
Of the three tennis surfaces mentioned, grass is Tsitsipas’ weakest surface. Even though Tsitsipas is not really known as a powerful force on grass, he can still play well on the fastest tennis surface.
Last year, Tsitsipas claimed his first title on grass after beating Roberto Bautista Agut in the Mallorca final. After winning Mallorca, Stefanos Tsitsipas made the Wimbledon third round before losing to Nick Kyrgios in a heated match.
2023-04-17 11:00:00
#grass #clay #seasons..
