Thank friction — or a lack thereof — for that. Sleek little blades of grass do little to slow a tennis ball as it strikes the court, which means the ball bounces low and flat as points tend to ...

The transition from clay to grass is one of the most abrupt on the tennis ... ball earlier." Wild card Harriet Dart, fresh off back-to-back quarterfinals in Nottingham and Birmingham, is as close as ...

As the oldest tennis tournament in the world, the Wimbledon Championships have been in play for approximately 136 years. Now, while the tournament is steeped in history and tradition, if you look ...

“The clay is playing faster, with the use of lighter balls, and the grass is playing slower.” Simona Halep Jimmie48/WTA Few professional sports have surfaces that vary as widely as tennis ... kind of ...

Construction on a new clubhouse and three state of the art grass courts is underway, with a goal to open by July 1, said club ...

Over the years, grass-court tennis on the women’s side has continued ... With the surface providing a truer bounce and the heavier balls, it pays to play from the baseline.

Grass courts are traditional in tennis and are often the fastest ones. The grass allows the ball to skid and bounce unpredictably but still maintains its speed, according to the Olympics website.