Once upon a time—i.e., for the entirety of clay-court history until last year ... the ball leaves a tangible trace of itself in the earth. What other playing surface serves as its own referee?

In Madrid, No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev used his phone to take a photo of a trace after a shot he believed ... who’s not a clay-court player, stopping points and looking at marks mid-point ...

Though differences among the surfaces are still significant, the gaps between the lightning-quick speed of a grass court, the plodding, slow pace of red clay and the middle-ground hard court have ...

World No. 2 Alexander Zverev became the latest tennis player to question electronic line calling (ELC) on clay courts during a tight Madrid Open contest against Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich ...

In South America, on clay, it is already much more difficult for us to attract players, because they come from an important hard court swing in Australia and are preparing for another important ...

Clay court season is underway, and there have already been plenty of exciting highlights and storylines. However, it is impossible to see tennis played on clay and not think of Rafael Nadal.

Clay court season is here, and the world's best tennis players are using the spring to prepare for the second Grand Slam of the year. Later next month, players will compete at the 2025 French Open.

Carlos Alcaraz got his clay-court season off to a winning start by claiming his first title at the Monte-Carlo Masters. The Spaniard had to come from behind to defeat Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 ...