Why Clay Remains the Achilles' Heel for American Tennis - World Tennis Magazine

Why Clay Remains the Achilles' Heel for American Tennis - World Tennis Magazine

Clay has been a burial ground for many American tennis dreams, especially the European red clay season leading up to the French. The stars and stripes have been filling the top of the podium, of course, whether it be at the hard or grass court venues—step on up Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Andre Agassi and, more recently, the likes of Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz—but clay has been a different story. So then, why do the Americans always struggle…