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2013 Aegon Trophy
The 2013 Aegon Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2013 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Nottingham, United Kingdom, on 3–9 June 2013. ATP entrants Singles Seeds * 1 Rankings as of 27 May 2013. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Alex Bogdanovic * Edward Corrie (tennis), Edward Corrie * Dan Evans (tennis), Dan Evans * Josh Goodall The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Prakash Amritraj * Jamie Baker (tennis), Jamie Baker * Samuel Groth * Brydan Klein Doubles Seeds * 1 Rankings are as of May 27, 2013. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Lewis Burton / Daniel Evans (tennis), Daniel Evans * David Rice (tennis), David Rice / Sean Thornley * Ken Skupski / Neal Skupski The following pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament. Although grass courts are more traditional than other types of tennis courts, maintenance costs of grass courts are higher than those of hard courts and clay courts. Grass courts (in the absence of suitable covers) must be left for the day if rain appears, as the grass becomes very slippery when wet and will not dry for many hours. This is a disadvantage on outdoor courts compared to using hard and clay surfaces, where play can resume in 30 to 120 minutes after the end of rain. Grass courts are most common in the United Kingdom and Australia, although the Northeastern United States also has some private grass courts. Play style Because grass courts tend to be slippery, the ball often skids and bounces low while retaining most of its speed, rarely rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
