what are the advantages/disadvantages of the season during a grand slam?
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In Australia, I've heard the the Rebound Ace surface gets tackier the hotter it gets.  At the AO, they have the extreme heat policy where they will stop play and close the roof for play on the 2 main courts.\n\nBoth the clay courts at the French and the grass courts at Wimbledon will play faster if it is warmer and drier.  Particularly at Wimbledon, the surface will become brown earlier in the 2 week tourney, and you will see more strange bounces.\n\nAt the US open, I think the surface is similar to most public hardcourts in the US, and their conditions don't change very much with the weather, except that even a little bit of rain will make the courts slippery and dangerous.
717167
You know, every country goes through a period of rebuilding once their champion players retire or begin to wind down. It's not fair to expect to produce champions at every turn. We in Oz have never had the pleasure that others have had with multiple champions or choices of them. We have produced some great players though, some of the best, just not all at the same time. Just be grateful that no matter where the players herald from that we still get to see fantastic tennis. I know what you are saying in relation to representative tennis. Sadly a lot of players do put their personal careers ahead of country. Although I personally find that a little sad ( as none seem to mind the chance at Olympic Gold) They have the right I guess to limit their matches and games if it's the Grand Slams that they have their eyes on. We tend to have unrealistic expectations of our players. Maybe it's just that other players are finding form or new players making their mark. I'm sure they are trying. They wouldn't want their fans to be disappointed in them.
470819
I'm not sure what your queston is, but let me try these:\n\nWhen is "Roland Garros" this year -- R/G is the site of the French Open, the only clay court major championship, to be played from 5-28 to 6/11 this year.\n\nWho/what  was Roland Garros --why the name?  Apparently, he was a French aviation pioneer who was the first to fly over the Mediterranean.\n\nWho will win the French Open this year?  Will Nadal be in shape to defend?  Will Federer take the major that has eluded him during his 3-year stretch of dominance?  Other candidates?  Something tells me that Federer  will not win this year (he'll end up winning a couple in his career) and it won't be Nadal either.  Having said that, I hope they will be seeded in different halves and play one another for the title.\n\nThe women?  Can Mauresmo deal w/ the pressure, having finally won a major?  Who's going to be healthy?  Not a prediction, but I'd love to see Hingis cement her comeback with a title here.\n\nWas your question answered?
313519
Get yourself a ranking/rating within your country and play tournaments. As you work your way up the rankings, you will get the opportunity to participate in bigger tournaments and eventually, as soon as you have at least one ATP or WTA point (obviously depending on whether you're a guy or gal), you will then officially have turned professional and can continue climbing up the world rankings in internationally sanctioned tournaments anywhere.
798123
The main advantages I can think of are:\n*  You get an idea of others  levels of expertise.\n*  Right through life you will be faced with some form of competition, even job applications are a competition of sorts.\nSo practise is a good thing.\n* Doing well in a competition can increase your self image. \n\nI can only think of one disadvantage - losing! \nBut even that is an experience.
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I am not trying to be a wise apple by saying there must be a ton of them out there, but honestly there are a ton of books written on any area you may need help with, from drills, to how to make a stroke.  Tennis will not be on television until January the season is pretty much over til then, but you can gain a tremendous amount in watching.  Go to your local Borders and have a look in the tennis section I bet you find what you are looking for.  I am sure you will get some posts that will be more helpful then this on where to look on the web.  If you do not just google it as I am sure you have exp. forehand/drills
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Summer depending on the wind LOL\nYour swing in cold weather will be the main factor for the shorter distance.
325873
No way.  All the other sports let so many teams in, it kind of cheapens the regular season.  In baseball, the regular season actually means something.  I think the wild card is enough.
565915
I think it will not affect your game too much because the most important thing is your technique. For example, even if you give a 'rubbish ball' to Tiger Woods, he can still play under 70 strokes. Anyway the most important thing is your technique and not the ball.
474179
The draw is divided into two parts: seeded players, and the rest of the field.\n\nFor Grand Slam tournaments, the field is 128, and there are 32 seeded players.  The seeds are allocated by the ATP (men) or WTA (women) ranking released in the previous week -- except Wimbledon, which has subjective seedings.\n\nThe 1st seed is in slot 1.\nThe 2nd seed is in slot 128.\nSeeds 3-4 are drawn into slots 33 and 96.\nSeeds 5-8 are drawn into slots 32, 64, 65, and 97.\nSeeds 9-12 are drawn into slots 17, 49, 80, and 112.\nSeeds 13-16 are drawn into slots 16, 48, 81, and 113.\nSeeds 17-24 are drawn into slots 9, 24, 41, 56, 73, 88, 105, and 120.\nSeeds 25-32 are drawn into slots 8, 25, 40, 57, 72, 89, 104, and 121.\n\nThe rest of the field is then drawn to the remaining slots.\n\nFor tournaments with 64 players, there will be 16 seeds.  For 32 players, 8 seeds, with the same basic structure.\n\nThere are tournaments with 96 or 48 players (or other numbers), in which case the top seeds will receive a bye in the first round.
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Yep racquet technology is definitely a major reason- maybe the biggest reason.  Don't forget though that, just like in pretty much every other sport, athletes participating in tennis have gotten faster, stronger, better conditioned, etc. over the years  serves, volleys, returns, etc have all increased an incredible amount due both to lighter racquets and stronger athletes generating more power; tennis players also dedicate more time to their sport, start playing increasingly younger (for better or worse like in many sports), practice game situations, drills (for increasing power and speed to make more returns), etc, etc.  Another thing to consider is that in the early days, only a very few people participated in tennis; nowadays you have far more people playing the game thus drawing athletes from a far greater pool of players where the best players have far more skill and talent than previously.  I would also suggest that, just as lighter racquet technology has vastly sped up the game, tennis balls have also probably been "improved" over time to produce more bounce/speed, to last longer, etc.  The only other factor I could also possibly think of, although I'm only speculating here, is that various tennis surfaces have gotten "faster" over time  too due to new technologies in creating "hardcourt" surfaces, mowing  techniques and caring for grass courts, etc.
735697
It goes in cycles.  If you need names go the ATP and WTA websites and you can get all the names and rankings with their country of origin next to them.
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Pass the ball, be a good TEAM player, and stay in shape ALL YEAR.  If you don't stay in shape, you end up being really hard on yourself before the season starts, and you get tired.  And don't play all year, take a break.  They actually were talking about that at the first game of the NBA season this year.  Taking a break lets your body cool down, and heal any injuries.
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It has nothing to do with the World Series.  The season usually starts at the end of March, or early April.  Various games are played on the same day. Recently Major League Baseball has had a season opening game outside of the U.S.  Teams were chosen based on how they would draw in that country.
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It is both advantageous disadvantage and disadvantageous advantage.  It all depends on how YOU behave in PG level.
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*  IMPROVED SKILLS:  It is true that the more you play, the better you get.  Through our practice and tournament season, many players see drastic improvement. Many players go on to achieve All-Conference and All-State status in future seasons. \n\n    * NATIONAL COMPETITION:   Players have a chance to improve their skills against players from around the country.  Past opponents have included teams from California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Puerto Rico. \n\n    * TRAVEL:     Tentative plans call for 17-under and 16-under teams to play one tournament that will require an overnight stay in another region of the U.S.  \n\n    * THE CHANCE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE:   Friendships forged during club volleyball often carry over to the regular season and beyond.  Club volleyball teams are typically a blend of players from numerous schools.  Lake Country players often come from schools in the Classic 8 Conference, although players from schools outside the Classic 8 have also been part of LCVB. :-)
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No , theres no season. Matches are made at any time by promoters, who invevitably "own" or manage individual boxers.\n\nApart from the glory of being able to call yourself a World Champion, from a financial point of view being champion enables you and your manger to call the shots regarding who challenges you.\n\nThe challenger's promoter will offer the champion's promoter an amount of money to arrange a fight...its up to the champion's camp  to accept it or not, although he cant go too long without accepting a challenge, or the governing body will strip him of the title.