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Compared with grass and hard courts, how does red clay usually play?

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  1. Faster
  2. Slower
  3. Exactly the same speed

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References

  1. Roland-Garros: Clay, the hallowed red dirt www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/page/roland-garros-tournament-clay-the-hallowed-red-dirt Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Classification of Court Pace www.itftennis.com/media/7221/2026-rules-of-tennis-english.pdf Checked 2026-10-12.

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