From the seats in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the tennis court below ... and tests each of its 17 courts every year to guarantee consistent pace. The court surface used at Flushing Meadows is called ...

Perhaps no other major sport is more defined by its playing surface than ... to longer rallies. A tennis ball sailing towards the court at 67 miles per hour at an angle of 16 degrees with no ...

embroidered tufts of grass showing relative heights of common sports shows that tennis has among the shortest grass height. The various court surfaces ... and angle the ball away.

No sport is defined as much by its playing surface as tennis, and no surface is as iconic as the lush, verdant grass courts of Wimbledon. The tournament is underway, and matches are unfolding on ...