ROLAND GARROS, PARIS — After six days of tennis in the French capital, a new tournament started at Roland Garros. The players and the venue are the same. It’s still the French Open. But as the rain ...

This is the time of year when things can get a little awkward for American tennis players, especially the men. There’s no way to sugarcoat it. With a handful of exceptions, clay just isn’t really ...

Dave Bobb of Allentown uses a roller to smooth the red clay on a tennis court Wednesday, March, 19, 2025, at Oakmont Tennis Club in Allentown. Founded in 1919, the tennis club has the only clay tennis ...

From Monte Carlo to Madrid, from Rome to Roland Garros, and a host of other venues along the way, watching the world’s best tennis players compete on clay is an exceptional showcase of physical and ...

The king is dead, long live the king. As tennis moves to clay courts for the next few months, one of the sport’s greatest on the surface will be abscent for the first time in two decades. A clay-court ...

In Sept. 1995, a Bettendorf resident ordered 44 tons of crushed green stone to his home off Crow Creek Road. The final product: a green clay, or Har-Tru, tennis court in Billy Moylan's backyard. “I ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — It’s an annual ritual. Players descend on the California desert and almost universally declare it an ideal location for a major tennis tournament. The sun, the dry air, the luxe ...

WATCH: Tennis Channel Live make their men's and women's singles picks for Roland Garros. The time has come to retire the term “clay court specialist.” Certainly, there are some players who perform ...

Most of us grew up playing on the hard court, so we know what that's all about. But if you're looking to go pro one day, you'll have to fine tune your skills on other surfaces as well, and that ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A nonprofit organization is leading the way to help put down clay tennis courts across Minneapolis. "They're the best courts in the Twin Cities," said Charles Weed, president of ...

No sport is defined as much by its playing surface as tennis, and no surface is as iconic as the lush, verdant grass courts of Wimbledon. The tournament is underway, and matches are unfolding on ...