Is Grass Court Tennis Irrelevant?

Anyone watching Murray/Wawrinka. Or it could be any match actually (excepts perhaps if Stepanek or Karlovic were playing). These guys aren't playing on grass, they are playing on a slow hard court! Seriously, where are the bad bounces? Where are the low bounces? Even slices aren't particularly effective anymore. The only semblance of grass that I recognize this year is the difficulty keeping your footing and the effectiveness of the wide slice serve.

Many a fan, tennis official and player have called for the elimination of grass court season. "The surface is too peculiar and the season too short," they said. "Why bother?" Up 'til now I have disagreed. I have held a reverence for the history and the tradition. I have admired those who have conquered all the elements (weather, history, other players) and the toughest element of all, the grass itself. But now I am convinced that whatever semblance of reason that existed for a grass court season has vanished.

History? What history? The tournament today is totally different than the Wimbledon of Budge, Laver, McEnroe, Becker and even Sampras. Tradition? With a new roof there are no more mind-tormenting rain delays. Let's be honest - what exists now is very different. So who needs it. You cannot tell me that if the tour was being created today that you could make a case for a grass court season. Its simply slow hard courts with worse footing. No you would never bother at all. The reason it was compelling was the history and tradition and I feel like that has been tampered with.

I do understand a desire to have longer points and more ralleys so I am comfortable with trying to give the baseliner a better shot but to make the surface cater to players who do not know how or when to come to net is absurd. It might help the game but it makes a strong case for the irrelevance of grass.