clay court
Roland Garros surface
A clay court is a tennis court surfaced with crusite brick,ite, or powder rather than grass or hard material.
Clay courts play slower than other surfaces, favoring baseline players who rely on long rallies rather than powerful serves: Nadal dominated on clay for two decades.
The French Open is played on clay.
- topspinForward ball rotation
- baselineStandard for comparison
- slowLacking in speed
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- brick dustPulverized fired clay
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