How to Use grass court in a Sentence

grass court

noun
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  • Though differences among the surfaces are still significant, the gaps between the lightning-quick speed of a grass court, the plodding, slow pace of red clay and the middle-ground hard court have shrunk over the years.
    — Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • His wildest wish is to put in a grass court near his house.
    — Ben Goessling, Star Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Image The grass courts at Wimbledon are known as the best in the world.
    — John Clarke, New York Times, 30 June 2018
  • Swiatek, though, always figured the grass court season might spell the end of her streak.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2022
  • There are two clay tennis courts, one grass court, and an outdoor pool and deck.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Players say that bounces remain true more on these grass courts than any other in the world.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 7 July 2017
  • Overall, Williams has won eight grass court titles, all here at the All England Club.
    — Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 9 July 2018
  • He was forced out of the tournament, his favorite Grand Slam, and then the entire grass court season.
    — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 17 May 2018
  • The hitch is Nadal’s grass court play and recent results at Wimbledon.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • Time and again, as warm rain began to descend on the grass court, her searing forehands missed their mark and soared over the baseline.
    — Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the club’s grass courts on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.
    — Howard Fendrich, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the club's grass courts on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.
    — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2020
  • William also grew up watching matches at the famed grass courts with his mother.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • Rosewall got off to a quick start, but Mr. Trabert battled back on a slippery grass court, taking the first set, 9-7.
    — Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2021
  • There's a ton of cool history inside, and the old-school grass court is definitely a sight to see.
    — Ashley Mateo, Redbook, 30 Aug. 2017
  • Of her 23 Grand Slam titles, seven of them were on Wimbledon’s grass court.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 30 June 2018
  • Extra duty balls are designed to perform best on hard or grass courts.
    — Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Williams, 36, has won seven singles titles at Wimbledon and, if healthy, will be among the favorites on the grass courts of the All England Club.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 7 June 2018
  • The last time Felipe attended Wimbledon was way back in 2008, when Rafael Nadal won the famed grass court tournament for the first time.
    — Town & Country, 17 July 2023
  • Played on grass courts — and offering little in the way of ranking points or prize money — it was seen by some as a poor copy of Wimbledon.
    — Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Before her lay acres of green velvet grass courts, the playground of many tennis champions.
    — Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This is the surface before grass court season, so a back tweak or a dinged foot on clay would undermine his Wimbledon.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Amber Heard and Vito Schnabel took their relationship to the grass courts.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
  • Berrettini then won the grass court warm-up event at the Queen’s Club, which has often been a harbinger of success at Wimbledon.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2021
  • Even better for Nadal: Everyone says the grass courts are harder and the ball is bouncing higher than usual, because of the hot weather.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 9 July 2018
  • The incident occurred on June 30 when Williams threw her racquet during a training session on a grass court.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2019
  • Wimbledon starts on July 2, as the world's top tennis players will compete for a major title at the grass courts of the All England Club.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 1 July 2018
  • Federer has won two of their previous three meetings on grass courts.
    — Sam Farmer, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
  • There is a powerful sense of history in watching a match on the grass court where the greats recorded their biggest victories.
    — Ed Sherman, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
  • Therefore, players must wear grass court shoes (reminiscent of cleat-like footwear).
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024

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