The match is over in the blink of an eye. Grass-court tennis. Out on Court 1, Gulbis keeps whacking imaginary clay off the soles of his shoes—that is, when he’s not staring accusingly at the ...

Rafael Nadal tells reporters in Madrid that he asked the ATP to allow him to play with grass-court shoes on the blue clay, but he wasn’t allowed to because rules prevent it. Players have ...