It is contested on red clay, a slow surface that leads to higher ball bounces and ... in 2000. When tennis ushered in the Open Era in 1968, the French Open became the first Grand Slam tournament ...

The Australian Open uses Dunlop, the French Open and US Open have deals ... They're using a different material for the tennis balls, which makes the tennis balls between 30 per cent and 60 per ...

A Japanese tennis player has lodged an appeal with the Grand Slam tournament organizer after she was disqualified at the French Open for accidentally hitting a ball that struck a ball girl.