Joe Ruth of Allentown prepares the clay tennis court Wednesday, March, 19, 2025, at Oakmont Tennis Club in Allentown. Founded ...

If your match objective is to be the player who hits winners from all over the court, you will more than likely end up with a mountain of unforced errors and lose the match. To win on clay ...

It’s an annual ritual. Players descend on the California desert and almost universally declare it an ideal location for a major tennis tournament. The sun, the dry air, the luxe accommodations, the ...

German Alexander Zverev made a decision not to follow that path this year, chasing matches on clay while other top pros were playing on hard courts. And it didn’t quite work out for him.