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 ...

The honest answer, as with almost every argument in tennis, is: it depends. It depends on who you ask, when you ask them, and whether the player they support happens to be any good at it. Clay tennis ...

The Laver Cup has just shown the tennis tours exactly how to fix a major problem that Carlos Alcaraz wants solved The tennis schedule is too long, and something needs to be done about it. That is the ...

The more tennis courts, the better. However, there is a case to be made for a clay surface over a hard one — specifically green clay tennis courts. A recent study highlights how green clay courts ...

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 the French perspective, clay-court tennis is like their native language: a thing of beauty forever under siege. Just as France has fought to save its mellifluous mother tongue from extinction at ...

In the long history of tennis, no country has produced more talent than the United States. Even today, the U.S. boasts 16 players in the ATP top 100 - more than any other nation. And while none of ...

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 ...

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 ...