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Masters 1000 events not as prestigious nowadays??

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Post by harrpau7 Sat 23 Jun 2012, 1:05 pm

Back in the days when the then Masters Series were all pretty much best of 64/96 draws and best of 5 set finals, they felt like really big tournaments. The bigger draws and best of 5 set finals set them apart from the regular tournaments on tour and they really felt like being just a step below the Grand Slams.

Nowadays due the demands of the calendar, all the Masters 1000 and World Tour Finals are best of 3 set finals and the top players recieve first round byes at the 1000 events. So I ask, does this take away some of the prestige of these tournaments?

If like me you think yes, what would you do to improve it? Do you re-structure the calendar so that there are no back to back Masters 1000's events (Madrid/Rome, Toronto/Cincinnati). Do you give top players first round byes at 500's and 250's so that at 1000's they don't have byes? Do we bring bring best of 5 set finals for the Masters 1000's and World Tour Finals? Do we even get rid of any of the 1000's?

Thoughts?

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Post by daltond Sat 23 Jun 2012, 1:08 pm

It was better when finals was BO5.

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Post by Josiah Maiestas Sat 23 Jun 2012, 1:10 pm

Nadal and Federer wouldn't want that when you see how much the slams mean to them, and these 2 are the biggest slices in the ATP Cake. I am surprised the Tour Finals are not even bo5 in a final as I remember the great final of 2005 or 2006 with Federer/Nalbandian. Probably the most epic final outside of the slam events.
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Post by harrpau7 Sat 23 Jun 2012, 1:12 pm

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Nadal and Federer wouldn't want that when you see how much the slams mean to them, and these 2 are the biggest slices in the ATP Cake. I am surprised the Tour Finals are not even bo5 in a final as I remember the great final of 2005 or 2006 with Federer/Nalbandian. Probably the most epic final outside of the slam events.

That's a good point about Nadal and Federer, but Sampras and Agassi played best of 5 set finals in these events if I recall?

The World Tour Final should DEFINATELY be best of 5 sets though.

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