AMS Shanghai!

Salmon · Tennis legend

AMS Shanghai!

WallaceEMann · Lower Club Player

I suppose it makes sense seeing as it's hosted the end of year event, but where will it get put in the calendar?

Salmon · Tennis legend

The calendar will get restructured in a major way in the next two years and at least one of the clay Masters will be chopped for sure. Also, one of Cincy, Canada, Paris and Madrid is going down by the look of it - Shanghai should fit somewhere over there.

Madrid may be played on clay in the future and will be scheduled before Roland Garros.

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

If its indoors, then it may replace Madrid. im not sure about outdoors. though i agree one of the clay tournaments will get the chop ideally Hamburg.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Chop one of the US ones. They've got loads

Happycynic · Pro player

I've always found it odd Paris has both a AMS and a Grand slam. If a europe one should go, it should be that one. That said, out of self interest would way prefer a clay event dropped.

john · Top national player

I'm sure the Spanish would be very happy to have Madrid turned into a clay event. Always found it strange that the one country you would associate with players who love slow courts had a masters series event indoors.

I reckon they should introduce an indoors grand slam. Do away with one of the outdoor hard court slams. US Open is too good to lose but Aussie Open is not imo. Lose the Aussie or make them produce an indoor venue. Can't see it happening but that's my personal view.

Apparently, the clay courters are in open revolt led by Rafa Nadal over the possibility of a clay court event being taken off the calendar. Can't see how they can complain really. They have 3 events and also as we have seen this year Indian Wells and Miami are far more suited to clay courters than grass courters and players who like fast courts. In fact, the whole tour has had a general slowing down of courts imo. Wimbly is a lot slower than in the past and hard courts have generally got slower, hence the serious lack of serve volleyers at the top of the game.

I think this came about due to the complaints that were about due to how the game was becoming an ace-athon in most encounters. Still, would be nice to have a level playing field so players with all different strengths can prosper on different surfaces. It seems that these days 3/4s of tournaments are played on a middle ground of slow hard courts which suit no one in particular.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

wasnt it monte carlo to going to be dropped?

In america which one should go? cincinati? cant see then dropping IW/Miami.

harsh to lose hamburg, as germnany only big event isn't it? same with spain, its strange to have indoors, but better than another slowy. possibly lose paris, i guess shanhgi will be providing a indoor event. and if (when?) london gets the YEC i cant see a grass master appearing or queens being upgraded to masters, althoigh would be nice if queens were bumped slighty, although i guess you would need to go the same with halle.

So if i understand correctly it is:

1) Indian Wells/Hard
2) Miami/Hard
3) Monte Carlo/ Clay
4) Rome/Clay
5) Hamburg/Clay
6) Montreal/Hard
7) Cincinatti//Hard
8) Madrid/Indoor
9) Paris/Indoor