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This was never going to be an ordinary hard-court swing, thanks to the 2024 Paris Olympics and its brief dalliance with clay courts.
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Swiatek, who is hoping to reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka, registered five of her victories over Gauff on the clay courts of Rome and Paris - her preferred surface.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Pole has built a reputation as the most dominant clay court player on tour, winning four titles in her first six years at Roland Garros, but has so far been unable to replicate that form on the grass.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 30 June 2024
Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.
1983 — Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.
1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third women to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Swiatek, who is hoping to reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Aryna Sabalenka, registered five of her victories over Gauff on the clay courts of Rome and Paris - her preferred surface.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The Pole has built a reputation as the most dominant clay court player on tour, winning four titles in her first six years at Roland Garros, but has so far been unable to replicate that form on the grass.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 30 June 2024
Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.
1983 — Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.
1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third women to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Clay court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clay%20court. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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