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tishaLA

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4. The US Open was played on grass until 1975

Reply to roomtomove (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 18, 2025, 05:20 PM

Jun 18

And the Australian Open wás also grass until some time in the 70s but I'm too lazy to look up the year. The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport RI has grass counts and hosts an ATP tournament every summer.

So grass has been ubiquitous in tennis since its beginnings -- it was, after all, the original surface for the game, followed by cay -- unlike hard courts. (Notably, when the US Open switched from grass, it didn't switch to hard courts, but to Har-Tru, a version of clay.)

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Oh.....tennis on grass is starting....Wimbledon coming soon, Mon June 30th. [View all] a kennedy Jun 17 OP

I play tennis on grass all the time. The game may be a lot slower, but it is a lot more fun. We volley a little bit ... marble falls Jun 17 #1

Why play on grass???? roomtomove Jun 17 #2

Actually I heard the players like it better if the grass is brown and worn down.....much safer a kennedy Jun 17 #3

The US Open was played on grass until 1975 tishaLA Jun 18 #4