Originally Posted by
EaglesPhan36
It's not really that humid there right now from what I see, could be a little more humid later in the match according to the weather forecast. I wouldn't bank on longer rallies be the key though. Remember how Rafa played in Montreal - aggressive and shorter points. He moves more to the net now in an effort to cut down on long points/wear & tear on his body. There will still be plenty of long rallies, I'm sure - but I don't think you can count on this match to mirror anything they've played before this year on hard courts.
I think if it's going to go over, what you need more of is both players getting into the other's serves so you see a lot of deuce games on-serve.
And yes, I do believe Montreal was faster than these courts - but not a monster difference according to the TI court ratings I saw.