Tennis matches are played on various court surfaces. In Japan, three types of surfaces are used: hard, sand-filled artificial grass and clay courts.

Grass courts: Fast and low. In the past 25 years or so, tennis has grown more homogenized. Gone are the days of serve-and-volley maestros such as Boris Becker, Martina Navratilova and Pete Sampras ...

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 ...

Clay court tennis is the opposite to grass, with the ball bouncing slower but higher. Clay courts tend to favour players who stick to the baseline and specialise in executing drop shots.

Clay-court tennis is dialogue between players, the ball, the court and the weather. In springtime Paris, the conversation is like no other.

Founded in 1919, the tennis club has the only clay tennis courts in Eastern Pennsylvania. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call) Joe Ruth of Allentown prepares the clay tennis court Wednesday, March, 19 ...

The French Open is one of the most iconic tennis tournaments in history with its red clay courts, boisterous crowds and plenty of celebrities. Here’s everything you need to know about Roland Garros.