The Best Men’s Clay Court Players of All Time
Clay courts have often been referred to as graveyards for those players…
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The Best Men’s Clay Court Players of All Time
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 many great clay court players who’ve made their mark in ... Read more
2021 French Open Men’s Final Prediction and Preview
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 he’s only won ... Read more
French Open 2021 – Rafael Nadal is the Clear Favorite
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. Sure, he only made it to the quarterfinals ... Read more
Top 5 Men’s Clay Court Players of All Time
Spring is here, which means it’s red clay all day and every day. The red clay has historically been a very physical surface to play on. The clay slows down the game and it’s nearly impossible to hit through a tough opponent. Rallies are long and cerebral. If one wants to win on clay, they ... Read more
After Default How Will Djokovic Move On?
The consensus on Djokovic’s default at the 2020 US Open has been that it was unintentional and unlucky, but the rules are the rules. Obviously, Djokovic felt terrible, and rightly so. However, the bigger question is: “How quickly can he recover in order to continue the pursuit of Nadal and Federer for Grand Slam supremacy?” ... Read more
Prague Open 2020 Preview and Predictions
All eyes will be on the second tournament of WTA’s restart after five months of inactivity on the tour. The Prague Open promises to be as stacked with tennis star power as the Palermo Open is this week. Like Palermo, this is the lowest tier of the WTA, but one would not notice given how ... Read more
The Clay Season is Here
The Clay Season is here; how are the American women looking? I learned to play on red clay. It is an understatement to say that tennis on hard courts is a different game. As difficult as it is for a clay-courter to play on hard courts, it is even harder for players used to hard ... Read more