Clay courts have often been referred to as graveyards for those players that prefer the quicker courts of Wimbledon or the US Open. They are a heavy, slippery, and slow-playing surface, which requires great skill and patience to master. Over the years, there have been...
The King of Clay has fallen! All hail the new King of Clay, Novak Djokovic, who with 18 Grand Slam titles, looks on track to possibly best both Nadal and Federer’s 20 Grand Slam titles. Ok, maybe he’s the Prince of Clay. It’s hard to anoint him the King of Clay when...
Rafael Nadal is now the clear favorite. Much like he has done in the previous 15 years, he has pretty much owned the clay-court swing before the French Open. He took both the Barcelona and Rome titles in typical Nadal fashion, showing his usual grit and intensity....
