Monte Carlo no 2 with few doubts, Rome only no 4 without doubts
L 11 May 2005 00:01:10
wendyg@cix.compulink.co.uk schrieb:> In article <d5qc84$76m$00$1@news.t-online.com>, spam@spam.de (L) wrote:>
Italian Open is no 4. Hamburg is the bigger tournament and has greater >>tradition. That's a fact and undisputable.>
Don't be silly. *Everything* in tennis is disputed.>
wg
No 2 tournament on clay is Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is even the home tournament for a lot of tennis players. Monte Carlo is only a little city, but with international flair and a leading role in international sport (surely also for ATP). Monte Carlo with it's 33000 inhabitants is a greater location for international sport events than most other places in the world. Hamburg with easily the greatest tradition among the 3 is no 3 tournament. Hamburg and Monte Carlo have at least one court with a roof, are prepared for heavy rain. It can be disputed that Hamburg is no 2 cause of it's tradition, I think and most players will - especially the ~ 50 players with home in MC - that MC is ahead. Rome tournament has nothing, nobody could/can name a single reason for selecting Rome as no 2. And that's really undisputable. It's good that this is written. Errors should be corrected.
"L" <spam@spam.de> wrote in message news:d5r3j3$feq$04$1@news.t-online.com...> wendyg@cix.compulink.co.uk schrieb:>> In article <d5qc84$76m$00$1@news.t-online.com>, spam@spam.de (L) wrote:>>
Italian Open is no 4. Hamburg is the bigger tournament and has greater >>>tradition. That's a fact and undisputable.>>
Don't be silly. *Everything* in tennis is disputed.>>
No 2 tournament on clay is Monte Carlo.> Monte Carlo is even the home tournament for a lot of tennis players.
don't confuse tax shelter with homeland.
Monte Carlo is only a little city, but with international flair and a > leading role in international sport (surely also for ATP).
for ATP admin types, and this is unimoprtant..jacksonville FL is also, doesn't mean it compares to NYC (or even Miami)..
Monte Carlo with it's 33000 inhabitants is a greater location for > international sport events than most other places in the world.> Hamburg with easily the greatest tradition among the 3 is no 3 tournament.> Hamburg and Monte Carlo have at least one court with a roof, are prepared > for heavy rain.
how come all i see in hamburg stands are guys with winter coats? how can anybody (fan or player) enjoy tennis in that? how can you even get into the match?
It can be disputed that Hamburg is no 2 cause of it's tradition, I think > and most players will - especially the ~ 50 players with home in MC - that > MC is ahead.> Rome tournament has nothing, nobody could/can name a single reason for > selecting Rome as no 2. And that's really undisputable.> It's good that this is written. Errors should be corrected.
but don't confuse that tennis is not as popular in italy as it is in germany with the importance of their tournaments..i'm going to ask somebody i know that went to both hamburg and rome last 2 yrs about their opinions on this, get back to u tomorrow....
