The Heart of Tennis

ClayTech 10 Years In - Finding a Sense of Place

ClayTech 10 Years In - Finding a Sense of Place

Being a part of Har-Tru creates a rather deep, even profound, sense of place in tennis.  Best as we can determine, the first patented, trademarked, and widely-circulated brand in tennis courts was En-Tout-Cas.  Inspired by crushed ant hill courts in South Africa, En-Tout-Cas was the world’s first, fast-drying clay court, constructed by installing a processed, clay surface of crushed brick...

Stay Humble My Friend

Stay Humble My Friend

After having watched four consecutive days of junior tennis in Nanjing, China, with the wildcard into Roland Garros at stake.  It was on the last day right before the women's final, that I witnessed the humblest 13-year-old in the game of tennis! Wei Sijia, a rising 14-year-old junior player, unseeded, and knocking the number one seed out a day earlier...

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