Yet for many, entire careers are built upon what is affectionately known as dirtball. Take the reigning French Open champion, Argentina’s Gaston Gaudio. Last year, Gaudio, at age 25, finished the year ...

From Sunshine Swing to clay: Four ATP storylines we're following This was not the Carlos Alcaraz we’ve come to expect, and more of our biggest takeaways from Indian Wells and Miami.

Adjusting to weather conditions is part of tennis on every surface, but never more so than on clay. The red brick dust that tops the layers of white limestone, coal residue, crushed gravel and ...

The French Open is one of the most iconic tennis tournaments in history with its red clay courts, boisterous crowds and plenty of celebrities. Here’s everything you need to know about Roland Garros.

The 54-year-old is synonymous with aiding Serena Williams reign of dominance - helping the tennis icon win 10 Grand Slams as well as 2012 Olympic gold during their 10-year working relationship.

Argentine former tennis champion Guillermo Coria has offered an interesting perspective on Rafael Nadal ‘s clay court dominance. Nadal, a former World No. 1, has excelled on clay in the ATP tour ...

With a big gap between the American and world No. 2 Iga Świątek, and another big gap between Gauff and world No. 5 Madison Keys, it may look as if Pegula’s first clay-court title is more ...

STUTTGART—It's no secret that Iga Swiatek is the undisputed clay-court master on the women's tour. Similar to her great role model Rafael Nadal, it's the surface she performs best on.

Now, a new colorway of Gauff's latest tennis shoe has dropped online. The New Balance Coco Delray has dropped in its thid colorway, this time sports white and navy to stand out on clay courts.

Today, the four slams offer equal pay for each round of the draw. The last time Rafael Nadal – the most accomplished tennis player in history on clay – won the tournament was in 2023.

A history beginning in the 19th century Starting out as the “ French Clay-Court Championships ” in 1891 – allowing only players from France to compete – the French Open was officially ...