How to Use grass court in a Sentence

grass court

noun

• His wildest wish is to put in a grass court near his house.
  — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020
• Image The grass courts at Wimbledon are known as the best in the world.
  — John Clarke, New York Times, 30 June 2018
• Swiatek, though, always figured the grass court season might spell the end of her streak.
  — New York Times, 2 July 2022
• There are two clay tennis courts, one grass court, and an outdoor pool and deck.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
• Players say that bounces remain true more on these grass courts than any other in the world.
  — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 7 July 2017
• Overall, Williams has won eight grass court titles, all here at the All England Club.
  — Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
• He was forced out of the tournament, his favorite Grand Slam, and then the entire grass court season.
  — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 17 May 2018
• The hitch is Nadal’s grass court play and recent results at Wimbledon.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2018
• Time and again, as warm rain began to descend on the grass court, her searing forehands missed their mark and soared over the baseline.
  — Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
• Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the club's grass courts on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.
  — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2020
• Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the club’s grass courts on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.
  — Howard Fendrich, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2020
• William also grew up watching matches at the famed grass courts with his mother.
  — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
• Rosewall got off to a quick start, but Mr. Trabert battled back on a slippery grass court, taking the first set, 9-7.
  — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
• There's a ton of cool history inside, and the old-school grass court is definitely a sight to see.
  — Ashley Mateo, Redbook, 30 Aug. 2017
• Of her 23 Grand Slam titles, seven of them were on Wimbledon’s grass court.
  — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 30 June 2018
• Extra duty balls are designed to perform best on hard or grass courts.
  — Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2019
• Williams, 36, has won seven singles titles at Wimbledon and, if healthy, will be among the favorites on the grass courts of the All England Club.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 7 June 2018
• The last time Felipe attended Wimbledon was way back in 2008, when Rafael Nadal won the famed grass court tournament for the first time.
  — Town & Country, 17 July 2023
• Played on grass courts — and offering little in the way of ranking points or prize money — it was seen by some as a poor copy of Wimbledon.
  — Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
• Before her lay acres of green velvet grass courts, the playground of many tennis champions.
  — Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
• This is the surface before grass court season, so a back tweak or a dinged foot on clay would undermine his Wimbledon.
  — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
• Amber Heard and Vito Schnabel took their relationship to the grass courts.
  — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
• Berrettini then won the grass court warm-up event at the Queen’s Club, which has often been a harbinger of success at Wimbledon.
  — New York Times, 9 July 2021
• Even better for Nadal: Everyone says the grass courts are harder and the ball is bouncing higher than usual, because of the hot weather.
  — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 9 July 2018
• The incident occurred on June 30 when Williams threw her racquet during a training session on a grass court.
  — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2019
• Wimbledon starts on July 2, as the world's top tennis players will compete for a major title at the grass courts of the All England Club.
  — Jenna West, SI.com, 1 July 2018
• Federer has won two of their previous three meetings on grass courts.
  — Sam Farmer, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
• There is a powerful sense of history in watching a match on the grass court where the greats recorded their biggest victories.
  — Ed Sherman, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
• Though differences among the surfaces are still significant, the gaps between the lightning-quick speed of a grass court, the plodding, slow pace of red clay and the middle-ground hard court have shrunk over the years.
  — Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
• Therefore, players must wear grass court shoes (reminiscent of cleat-like footwear).
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024