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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.
AMES, Iowa — A rare indoor red clay tennis court in Ames offers tennis enthusiasts the chance to play on the same surface used at the French Open, completely free of charge. Vitaly Pecharski ...
Now, with three clay-court titles—all at the WTA 1000-level Madrid Open—and a 17-2 record on the surface this season, Sabalenka has flipped the final narrative against her.
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 ...
El Rey in absentia The main character of the men’s clay-court season will be someone other than Nadal for the first time in around two decades. He may not have won the French Open every year ...
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.
“I've already played a lot of great clay-court players this year and I think I learned something from each of them, win or lose,” Shelton said on Tennis Channel after dispatching Argentina’s ...
Rafael Nadal is the undisputed all-time number one clay court tennis player. He grabbed the attention of the world when, in 2005, aged 19, he won the French Open.
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.