clay court

noun

: 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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She’s based in Spain and her coach, Spaniard Pere Riba, knows his way around a clay court. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 As tennis moves to clay courts for the next few months, one of the sport’s greatest on the surface will be abscent for the first time in two decades. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Naomi Osaka, a former world No 1 who is one of the most captivating players in the sport regardless of her ranking, was never much of a fan of either clay courts or grass ones. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 July 2024 This was never going to be an ordinary hard-court swing, thanks to the 2024 Paris Olympics and its brief dalliance with clay courts. James Hansen, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for clay court

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Apr. 2025.

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