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‘Clay is mostly faster than hard courts now’, explains Roger Federer


Roger Federer suggested it is a misbelief that clay is a slow court surface, saying it can be “on the faster side” in warm conditions.

The No. 8 seed reached the third round of the 2021 French Open yesterday with a four-set victory over Marin Cilic.

“We saw that rallies weren’t extremely long [against Cilic]. My rallies in Doha [on hard courts] – where you can neutralise each other – were slower, longer,” explained Federer in his press conference.

“Sometimes people still think clay is slow. It’s not that slow – it’s actually mostly faster than hard courts nowadays. Unless you go to Cincinnati and Shanghai potentially, and a couple of indoor events.

“But other than that, I feel like if you’re playing on a day where it’s actually quite warm – clay can actually be somewhat on the faster side.

“Now obviously what comes into play is bad bounces, sliding, and you can go far back, especially on the centre court [at Roland Garros] because there’s so much room.”

The 39-year-old will face world No. 59 Dominik Koepfer in the last 32 on Saturday.


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Tim Farthing, Tennishead Editorial Director & Owner, has been a huge tennis fan his whole life. He's a tennis journalist and entrepreneur as well as playing tennis to a national standard. He also helps manage his local club and volunteers for his local tennis organisation. He's a specialist in content about the administration of professional tennis and tennis coaching for all levels.

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