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2024 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
The 2024 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and part of the 2024 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bordeaux, France between 14 and 19 May 2024. Singles main-draw entrants Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of 6 May 2024. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Hugo Grenier * Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard * Andy Murray The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates: * Grégoire Barrère * Zizou Bergs * Aleksandar Kovacevic (tennis), Aleksandar Kovacevic * Harold Mayot * Albert Ramos Viñolas * Shang Juncheng * Botic van de Zandschulp The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Quentin Halys * Kyrian Jacquet * Matteo Martineau * Bernabé Zapata Miralles The following player received entry as a lucky loser: * Pierre-Hugues Herbert Champions Singles * Arthur Fils def. Pedro Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 construction aggregate, 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 (tennis), Grand Slam tournament that uses clay courts is the French Open. Clay courts come in the more common #Red clay, red clay (known in France as ''terre battue''), which is actually crushed brick, and the slightly harder #Green clay, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
