How the Dutch in the Davis Cup are waving with clay. Czechs: We have to stop this

“It’s different. It was adjusted and slowed down, “said Jiří Veselý, the Czech leader for the World Cup in the Davis Cup.

In the Hague, on Thursday, lilo and lilo and it was like a layer of orange pulp in the cozy multifunctional complex . Outside under the layers of water, the lawns of football fields are wet, beach volleyball can be played inside and the tennis court is currently being removed.

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The Dutch have chosen clay mainly to deter Tomas Berdych as much as possible. The transition from American concrete is not pleasant, especially when playing hard on most of the Asian tour. “This was one of the reasons why he did not come. But I was happy.”

” Kurt was nice, far more straightforward. ”

. But they did happen overnight, “says Captain Jaroslav Navratil. “I told the supervisor that clay is a little too much. According to the rules, it is not allowed to rake from Monday to the surface, but we have met it earlier. ”

He himself experienced his office in Chile or Belgium. The extreme extreme is the memory of the 1980s, when against the team with Tomáš Šmíd domestic Paraguayers polished the parquet so that the Czechs slid them like ice and could not find suitable shoes. Cats with clay are still more common (and also easier).

“I would not have liked it,” says Bohemian chief Navrátil. “We just go play tennis on clay.We have to have a clean head and believe it. Let it be slow or fast, especially it is necessary to stay. And to be more satisfied on Sunday. ”

The Czechs in the successful daviscup era of the last few years played at home almost exclusively on a hard surface. Only for the quarter-final 2012, the Serbs were allowed to fill the O2 Arena with a brick color. Originally as a weapon against Novak Djokovic – and he did not come.

Do not have to have an opponent’s ace against each other, of course it always fits. At the same time, the current three Czech singers Veselý, Lukáš Rosol and Adam Pavlásek have plenty of clay, although the sudden change from Wednesday to Thursday slightly changed the preference.

“Jirka does not mind, he trained very well.Against de Bakker’s slower surface, on the other hand, it may be better, “Judge Navratil believes in a clash with the Dutch two; Thiemo de Bakker would have preferred to play on hry, but instead contemplating him. “On the other hand, it is harder for Lukáš (Rosola): he plays another, more powerful tennis. In the morning on training, the ball could hardly kill the ball. This may be a bit of a complication. ”

Even though it is possible to chess with the surface during the tennis season, but it is the magic of the Davis Cup.

“We played mostly hard. You will not do anything, “he said, returning. “Here you can swallow and swallow, accelerate and slow down. He’ll be on the supervisor if they pull it or not. And possibly how much. It is also not easy for players to train for three days – and then get used to it again. ”

So what happens on Friday?For Bohemia, it is more important not to accurately formulate clay, but to meet the password that whoever is ready is not surprised. “I’m not looking at things I do not do,” says Rosol. “I’ll try to adjust as much as possible.”

He and the others. When the final result then judges who the orange plays (not) have helped to a greater extent.