Smith said he was surprised to see rallies still extending past 15 strokes on a "very quick court".
In their one final, on the quick court of the Paris Indoor Open in 2002, Safin won in straight sets.
So far, so promising, after Dimitrov's victory in Stockholm, which included a victory over David Ferrer on a quick court in the final.
The comments that followed the quick court action illuminated the complex, often shifting relationship among the three legal interests in the case.
"I think the quick court favors me just as much," said Gambill, who served 17 aces to the 16 for Philippoussis.
Instead of succumbing to negativity, Blake kept his composure and continued to make aggressive shots, a critical quality on this quick court.
With the former player Alberto Mancini as captain, Argentina made it back to the final in 2006, but again had to play on the road indoors on a relatively quick court against inspired opposition.
Sampras served big enough on an extremely fast quick court to take one match against Federer, and Querrey, who struggled at the end of last season, is back in form in Melbourne, winning two rounds, as he did last year.
Even with foreign aid, government restrictions on newsprint supplies and high and repeated fines after suspiciously quick court cases make it hard for the independent news media to reach their natural market.
