clay court

noun

: a tennis court with a clay surface or a synthetic surface that resembles clay

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The difference from day to night, when Nadal felt clay events shouldn’t be played, and even court to court at Roland Garros and elsewhere mean that week to week, day to day, no clay court is ever quite the same. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 May 2025 But Wheldon passes her with seven laps to go and easily holds on. 2006 — Rafael Nadal passes Guillermo Vilas as the King of the clay courts and begins his pursuit of a second successive French Open trophy. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 The best and brightest stars in tennis, such as Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula, as well as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz, battle it out on clay courts courts during the 2025 French Open. Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025 The win on Sunday came on a clay court, on which Osaka, 27, has never won in the past, according to ESPN. Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for clay court

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clay court was in 1885

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“Clay court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clay%20court. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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