1. Proper Maintenance Tips to Safeguard a Clay Tennis Court

2. In order to maintain your tennis court in its original mint condition, there are several factors that need to be looked into.

3. You need to hire competent maintenance professionals who can tend to your courts on a daily and long-term basis.

4. Here are some tips to help you preserve the quality of your clay tennis courts.

5. Daily maintenance

6. There are mainly 3 aspects of daily maintenance, which can be categorized into- Brushing Watering Rolling

7. BRUSHING

8. Brushing a court redistribute the loose top dressing material and smooths it out after the play. Brushing a court redistribute the loose top dressing material and smooths it out after the play. It also dries the court out so it should only be done just prior to watering or if your court is too wet.

9. Watering

10. Water keeps a court firm and stable, ensuring proper traction, keeping the court conditions optimal. Mostly, watering is done overnight and once during the middle of the day providing the court with enough water to keep it playing well until the next watering cycle.

11. Rolling

12. Rolling a court will make it firmer and faster and it also helps prevent too much loose top dressing material from building up on the court surface. Rolling is most effective in the morning when a court has moisture in it and should happen daily in this setting until the court reaches an optimal compaction.

13. Other maintenance duties

14. Make use of the tow scarifier which will ensure that any solidifying substance is effectively broken up and it will also prevent the surface from turning excessively firm.

15. Specific regions of the tennis court like service boxes and baselines tend to become lower with regular play, which needs to be patched up as and when required.

16. At the end of each wet season, the clay tennis court becomes more susceptible to the growth of moss and it is essential to use moss killer chemicals to get rid of them in quick time.

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