There’s nothing like clay-court tennis played on a clear ... to look at a sheet of ice and not want to take run and slide on it. That’s how clay affects some pros. Whole threads on geek ...

As you may know, there’s tennis…and then there’s dirt ... you’ll gain better control of the slide. When a clay court takes on water, the surface quickly turns from dusty and slippery ...

seeing that from above, I saw a hybrid tennis court," said Del Campo ... For example, players slide on clay and extend their strides to reach shots, while on grass – which can be slippery ...

Ask just about any recreational or serious tennis player that has ever played on a well-maintained, clay tennis court, what their favorite surface is, and invariably, they will answer: “Clay, for ...