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Like many other seeds, Denis Shapovalov failed to pass the first obstacle at Wimbledon. The former semi-finalist at the All ...

The playing surface at Wimbledon is a grass court. Per Wimbledon's website, it takes 15 months to prepare a Wimbledon Championships standard court before it can be played on in competition.

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.

It’s still the French Open. But as the rain gave way to sunshine and the temperature soared towards 86 degrees (30 celsius) on May 30, the clay courts and the tennis played on them transformed.

Clay-court tennis is dialogue between players, the ball, the court and the weather. In springtime Paris, the conversation is like no other.

It’s still the French Open. But as the rain gave way to sunshine and the temperature soared towards 86 degrees (30 celsius) on May 30, the clay courts and the tennis played on them transformed.

The weight of the tennis balls withstanding, it is a discouraging position to take after Raducanu took a thumping on the court from Swiatek. The British tennis star now prepares for grass court ...

A self-proclaimed hard-court specialist, Medvedev is a former world No.1 and six-time Grand Slam finalist, winning the US Open in 2021. Most of his skillset, though, does not translate well to clay.

Before this season, Fearnley had not won a clay-court match on the ATP Tour. He goes into the French Open with a 9-3 record on the surface, including a win over world number 19 Tomas Machac.

This is because clay is a particularly tricky and specific surface to play on. Typically, the ball bounces a little higher on the court. As a result, rallies tend to last longer.

Eala, a 19-year-old emerging talent from the Philippines, was not talking about her three-set loss, but rather a ball mark on the tournament’s red clay courts.