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clay court
nounDefinition of clay court
: a tennis court with a clay surface or a synthetic surface that resembles clay
Examples of clay court in a Sentence
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The Cincinnati Met tournament features a clay court. — Luke Feliciano, Cincinnati.com, "Ivy League-bound Niraj Komatineni reflects on high school success, prepares for college tennis," 16 July 2019 Halep excels at this type of play, more frequently seen on clay courts than grass, and soon enough was on her way to her fifth Grand Slam final. — Howard Fendrich, The Denver Post, "Serena Williams to face Simona Halep in Wimbledon final," 11 July 2019 Halep excels at this type of play, more frequently seen on clay courts than grass, and soon enough was on her way to her fifth Grand Slam final. — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, "Serena Williams and Simona Halep cruise into Wimbledon women’s final," 11 July 2019 Halep excels at this type of play, more frequently seen on clay courts than grass, and soon enough was on her way. — Howard Fendrich, baltimoresun.com, "After slow start, Simona Halep beats Elina Svitolina to reach Wimbledon final," 11 July 2019 There were more than 50 of the top college tennis coaches and scouts surveying the young talent on the clay courts. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "Hollywood youth tennis player takes Bobby Curtis Junior State Boys 12 championship," 2 July 2019 Cortés took over as Anisimova’s full-time coach in April after helping her before and during the WTA clay court event in Bogotá. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "Amanda Anisimova, Playing Fearlessly, Nears an Early Breakthrough," 7 June 2019 The 28-year-old British star has quietly put in practice hours and matches to lift her clay court game. — Vanja Lakic, SI.com, "Johanna Konta's Clay-Court Turnaround is No Coincidence," 5 June 2019 Add that to the Nadal clay court statistic comedy routine! — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Do We Frame Rafa's Clay Dominance Differently Because He's a Man?," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clay court.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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