grass court

noun

: a tennis court with a grass surface

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Jannik Sinner clinched his first Wimbledon title on Sunday in a clean, all-white Nike kit punctuated by the GP Challenge 1 Premium — the performance-forward sneaker that’s quickly becoming a fixture on hard and grass courts alike. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 July 2025 The Hall of Fame Open is a competitive ATP tournament Challenger series event held on grass courts, with participants selected based on ATP rankings, wildcards entries and qualifiers. Yezen Saadah, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 Ackman will team up with Olympic gold medalist Jack Sock in the grass court event. Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 July 2025 The Spaniard is coming off the back of victory at Roland Garros and at Queen’s Club and his game is arguably best suited to the grass court game. Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for grass court

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grass court was in 1880

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“Grass court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grass%20court. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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