clay court

noun

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

Examples of clay court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the clay court season concluded at the French Open, players will now spend the next few weeks playing on grass, a much faster and often slippery surface. Jill Martin, CNN, 18 June 2024 Racing Club de France, a historic sporting club dating back to the late 1800s, offers hard and clay courts. Nick Pachelli, Vogue, 12 June 2024 Rublev first threw his racket to the clay court at the end of the first set and was subsequently given a warning by the umpire. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024 Hawk-Eye still isn’t used to check calls in clay court matches, with umpires instead coming down to check the ball marks themselves. Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clay court 

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Jun. 2024.

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