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In terms of integrating the language of tennis more materially into the collection, there was a voluminous green coat whose bouclé-meets-terry texture was reminiscent of a tennis ball (or grass court).
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
Tennis: The Championships, Wimbledon 1-14 July: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, London
Wimbledon, one of the UK's summer marquee events, will see the world's top tennis players head to SW19 for the grass court grand slam event.
—Mike Starling, theweek, 1 Jan. 2024
Known as a good grass court player with his serve and net game, the elder Shelton reached the Wimbledon fourth round in 1994 and won his two ATP titles on grass at the tournament in Newport, Rhode Island.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
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
In a four-minute clip released in late June, Kate and Federer played a few sets on Wimbledon’s iconic grass courts and gave a behind-the-scenes look at all the hard work that goes into Wimbledon’s Ball Boys and Girls program.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
Before her lay acres of green velvet grass courts, the playground of many tennis champions.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
The Princess of Wales is both a big tennis fan and the royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club, which hosts the grass court Grand Slam tournament each summer.
—Town & Country, 15 July 2023
Jabeur and Sabalenka together represent the power side of the draw, where, by chance, most of the better grass court players were assembled after the drawing.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Grass court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grass%20court. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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