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The French Open courts are clay, a tricky surface for some. Here's how the pros do it

By Ayana ArchieNPR

In tennis, clay has a reputation for being one of the harder surfaces to play on. But a few pros shared some of their tips for staying sharp.

The men's and women's qualifying rounds of the French Open started Monday, culminating a season of professional tennis on a surface that's notoriously challenging to compete on: clay. The court at …