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2018 Milex Open
The 2018 Milex Open was a professional tennis tournament played on green clay courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between 8 and 13 October 2018. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings were as of 1 October 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Víctor Estrella Burgos * Emilio Gómez * José Hernández-Fernández * José Olivares The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings: * Santiago Giraldo * Jürgen Melzer The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Thomaz Bellucci * Pedro Cachin The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Federico Coria * Martín Cuevas * Alejandro Gómez * Juan Pablo Varillas Champions Singles * Christian Garín def. Federico Delbonis 6–4, 5–7, 6–4. Doubl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Clay Court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles on top. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia-Pacific or Britain. The only Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts is the French Open. Clay courts come in the more common red clay (known in France as ''terre battue''), which is actually crushed brick, and the slightly harder green clay, which is actually crushed metabasalt. Although slightly less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, clay requires much maintenance: the surface must be watered and rolled regularly to preserve texture and flatness, and brushed carefully before and during each match. Early history Clay courts, although now commonly associated with continental Europe, were the creation of the English tennis playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
