If you are a tennis fan and actually play yourself, you may well have experienced a game on a clay court. This is the very old, red surface that has been used in countries like France and Spain since the game originated.
There is no other surface quite like clay to have a game of tennis on. The strong red color is very attractive and literally makes tennis a whole different ball game!
Whether or not you have yet to experience playing on a red clay court, I have a few fascinating facts about this unique surface to share with you.
The serve and volley players who regularly record wins on other surfaces will often struggle on the red clay. To win on this surface you will be playing from the baseline with punishing ground strokes.
If you do ever see a player approach the net while playing on clay, it is a very rare thing indeed. Those who rely on their booming serve will also find that it hasn’t the effect on this surface as it does on others.
There are a lot of players these days who class their serve as their strongest weapon; unfortunately, it will not win them matches on the clay courts. The same goes for those who prefer to volley.
You won’t see the ball speeding up after it has hit the clay, as you would on a hard court. The thick clay will have the opposite effect.
So the ball is slower and as a result bounces a lot higher. This means your opponent has longer to reach the ball and return it, thus making the game go on for longer. Some matches on clay have literally gone for hours.
The games are generally a lot closer on clay as the points go on a lot longer with the slower ball being easier to reach.
Although the ball is easier to reach, the faster player will always have the advantage over their slower opponents.
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