The tournament director responds to criticism from tennis players about the state of the clay court at the ATP 250 in Santiago. He assures that they are working to improve the track which is now causing complaints from athletes.
Along the Chile Open 2024 have become a trend constant complaints from tennis players about the poor condition of the courts mainly from Jaime Fillol Central Court in San Carlos de Apoquindo. The most common allegations range from what are called false pots which prevent the normal progress of the match. Even several have already mentioned that they play with fear of getting hurt because when the clay is loose, holes are made in it.
In this context, Catalina Fillol who is tournament director , spoke and faced criticism over the poor condition of the surfaces. “We’ve put a lot of effort into trying to improve the main court. “We have been working for months, in fact we have made quite a significant investment to build the court from scratch.” he pointed out.
However, she was critical in acknowledging that there is still a long way to go before the fields are completely firmed up. “What is missing now is to put a little more water in it.” and we invested to have “more cancheros to compact this clay.” However, as an organization, they hope that by the championship final, the peloton will be in tip-top shape. “Everything will assert itself more and more.” and we hope to have a very good final this March 3.
Concerning the main court, he recognized the efforts to improve the conditions of tennis players. “As for the Central Court, we are taking steps to incorporate the necessary improvements. We have been working for months to have a first-class central court . Currently we have strengthened our maintenance equipment to intensify the humidity of the field, for this reason we have increased night irrigation, increased use of rollers and We have increased the number of terracotta pots to better compact the clay. We as an organization We are always keen to incorporate improvements and ensure that our tournament continues to grow permanently. “.
Despite all of the above, Fillol defended playing on clay, ensuring that it made the matches much more attractive. “We consider it a much more difficult surface . The matches are much longer, the points are longer and there are indeed false pots, but the fact that it is more difficult makes the matches more entertaining.
He even allowed himself to compare it to one of the most important Grand Slam tournaments on the ATP circuit. “There is a reason why Roland Garros is one of the most difficult tournaments to win compared to other Grand Slam tournaments.” because of the difficulty that occurs on clay surfaces,” he said.
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