PDLP Chapter 666: Outrageous Competition Venue, Huge Test
Chapter 666: Outrageous Competition Venue, Huge Test
"Originally, the U-17 World Cup was supposed to be held at the National Tennis Center in New York, but the Free State Open was held in the rain this year."
Ralph Reinhart spread his hands, seemingly expressing his helplessness about the weather. "So to solve this problem, they invested a huge amount of money and launched a stadium roof renovation plan."
"Plus, the Free State itself is a commercialized society. Even tennis is commercialized to the same degree as other countries."
Ralph Reinhardt continued, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.
“The moment a high-quality product appears, many mediocre products will be eclipsed.”
"As a result, many tennis courts across the country were also unavailable, so we had to temporarily use Citi Field during this period."
"Is that so?" Beichuan nodded. In fact, such things can be known by just asking around. Even the organizers will explain these things in a later announcement.
After all, if there is no substantial reason for holding the U-17 World Cup in a temporary stadium, I am afraid that the spectators present will not forgive them.
"In fact, just looking at this stadium, you can already see some problems."
Beichuan's eyes swept over the stadium under construction again, with a hint of worry in his tone.
"Plastic fields, artificial turf, and thick red clay will definitely result in the quality of the courts being far inferior to the more popular ones currently available."
"Honestly, are all businesses in the Free Country this shoddy?"
He smiled slightly and pointed to the courts under construction with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Dear Captain Beichuan, please don't tell me this, because I am not someone who can interfere in such matters."
Ralph Reinhardt spread his hands helplessly, with a wry smile on his face.
"Besides, this is a temporary stadium. To achieve this level of construction requires a huge investment, and the U-17 World Cup tournament is unlikely to generate any income at all."
He shrugged and continued, "As a businessman, do you think you would invest a large amount of money in a business that loses money?"
"The most important thing is that this stadium will be abandoned after the game. No one would spend a lot of money on a temporary venue."
Ralph Reinhardt paused, a hint of worry in his eyes, and continued to explain.
"The reason I came here to inspect this venue is because I don't know what the temporary stadium at Citi Field will become."
As we all know, the current mainstream tennis courts are elastic acrylic courts.
Of course, tennis courts are actually divided into nine categories, namely grass courts, hard courts, fast courts, slow hard courts, indoor hard courts, clay courts, soft courts, clay courts, green clay courts, indoor clay courts, and carpet courts.
In the final analysis, it is inseparable from plastic, red soil, artificial grass, wooden floors, etc.
Whether using wooden floors or synthetic materials, it is necessary to ensure that athletes are not too slippery or too sticky during the game, and that the floor has a certain degree of elasticity.
No one can predict what impact this temporarily renovated Citi Field will have on the game.
In the vast world of tennis, court types are like stages with different styles, each influencing the direction of the game with its unique "personality".
Take the clay court for example, it occupies an important position in the world of tennis.
The French Open, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, is a classic example of clay courts.
Whenever the French Open kicks off, the iconic red clay of the Roland Garros stadium becomes the focus of attention of tennis fans around the world.
The players competed fiercely on the red clay, sweating profusely, and the red clay stained their clothes, outlining pictures full of power and passion.
In addition to the French Open, the Madrid Masters, Monte Carlo Masters and Rome Masters are also famous clay court tournaments.
These events bring together the world's top tennis players, who showcase their superb skills on the clay court. Every shot and every run becomes a highlight in tennis history.
Clay courts have distinct characteristics.
When the tennis ball falls on this red land, a large friction will be generated between the ball and the ground. This friction is like an invisible force that slows down the speed of the ball.
On such a field, the ball speed is obviously much slower than on other fields.
Because of this, the athletes' running on the field becomes particularly critical.
They need to have enough room to slide when they stop and turn back suddenly so that they can adjust their pace in time and respond to the ball.
This requires players to have excellent physical fitness and be able to maintain high-intensity running during long games; have excellent running ability and move quickly on the vast clay court; have strong mobility and change positions flexibly; and have a tenacious will and not give up easily in the fight for every point.
The clay court is like a strict examiner, testing the players' overall qualities in all aspects.
The artificial turf court is in stark contrast to the clay court.
On an artificial turf pitch, the ball has very little friction when it lands, which makes the ball bounce very quickly.
This feature provides excellent space for offensive players to play.
Tactics such as serve and volley and quick attack have become the magic weapon to defeat the enemy on the artificial turf court.
With the help of this kind of venue, the pace of the game becomes as fast as a storm, making it difficult to keep up.
The players need to react in a very short time and launch fierce offensive and defensive transitions. Every shot is full of tension and excitement.
However, this temporarily renovated stadium breaks the convention and cleverly combines two completely different characteristics - extremely fast and extremely slow.
At the beginning of the game, due to the dominant clay surface, the game progressed at a slow pace like a slowly flowing stream.
The players tested the court cautiously on the clay, and the fight for every point seemed extremely close.
But over time, things changed.
Tennis players keep running and sliding on the court. Even though the clay has been compacted, it cannot withstand the impact of high-intensity exercise and gradually becomes loose.
At this time, the layer of artificial turf and plastic began to gradually appear, and the speed of the ball also increased.
The originally slow rhythm of the game was broken, and it instantly became like a galloping horse, never to return.
Such a venue is undoubtedly a nightmare for the players.
The speed of the ball is sometimes slow and sometimes fast. Players often cannot accurately judge the best time to swing the tennis ball. Every shot is full of uncertainty and makes people nervous.