Once upon a time—i.e., for the entirety of clay-court history until last year—that scenario may have played out much differently, lasted much longer, and become much more heated.

Taylor Fritz, the American world No. 4, said that there can be discrepancies in how well players can adjust based on their tennis background: “For someone like me, who’s not a clay-court ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the tensions of electronic line calling on clay ...

Players usually transition from clay-court tournaments in the spring to play on grass in the early part of the summer and then settle in for hard-court season in late summer and fall.

The last time an American man made it to a clay-court final above ATP 250 level was when Andre Agassi went on to capture the title at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Rome, in May of 2002. Shelton ...

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.

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.

Novak Djokovic earned his first clay-court victory of the 2025 season, defeating Hungary’s Márton Fucsovics 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open.

American men’s tennis may not be remotely near its historical apex, but one wouldn’t know that by watching how events have unfolded at the 2025 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court ...