Clay
Clay is a fine-grained (small particle size) sedimentary rock. Clay is so fine-grained it is rarely possible to see the individual mineral particles with the naked eye. The definition of clays de...
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Monte Carlo (dpa) - Ninth-seeded David Nalbandian began reversing
this season's poor clay form with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 first-round win
against Italian Federico Luzzi at the Mon...
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Roger Federer has stepped up his clay-court training, and it showed Tuesday as the top-ranked tennis star beat Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the Rome Masters, a year after struggl...
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The men's tennis tour moves to clay next week, and for Roger Federer, the surface looks more treacherous than ever. Playing on dirt is all about grinding and grunting and groundstrokes _ the sort o...
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Barcelona (dpa) - Rafael Nadal returned home in triumph on Monday
after winning a third straight Monte Carlo title hoping to do more
of the same in this week's Barcelona Ope...
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For decades, Alejandro Santiago's picturesque hometown in southern Mexico has said goodbye to its youth as they left to seek work in the United States. Now the Oaxacan artist is trying to repopulat...
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Monte Carlo (dpa) - Rafael Nadal stretched his clay-court winning
streak past the two-year mark with a 6-3, 6-1 opening victory over
Juan Chela to reach the third round of t...
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Roger Federer seems no closer to figuring out how to beat Rafael Nadal on clay.The top-ranked Swiss star lost his fifth straight match to Nadal on clay Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters, 6-4, 6-4, ...
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Monte Carlo (dpa) - Rafael Nadal stretched his clay-court winning
streak past the two-year mark with a 6-3, 6-1 opening victory over
Juan Chela to reach the third round of t...
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Rafael Nadal extended his unbeaten run on clay to 70 matches Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Open Seat Godo by beating Potito Starace of Italy 6-2, 7-5.After dropping serve to Starace ...
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