The courts at the Australian Open are made of a manufactured surface called Rebound Ace. It is an acrylic surface because irrespective of what's beneath it, what the players stand on is made of ...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Umpire Kerrilyn Cramer dropped a furry yellow tennis ball ... lifted part of the surface. Sharapova, the 2008 Australian Open champion, left the court as officials ...
In 1982, the Open finally settled in a firm location, the Kooyong Lawn Tennis ... type of court. In Melbourne Park, the Australian Open was held on Rebound Ace, a cushioned, hard surface.