Djokovic is now aiming to become the first player to win back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 titles in Miami and Monte Carlo, saying he is well prepared for the transition from hard to clay courts.
The region's hard-packed clay soil welcomes a unique mix of plants with deep-penetrating root systems.
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And they'll play on hard courts, not clay, first in Indian Wells, Calif.
The clay approach was slightly different in women's tennis, however, as some players tended to approach clay matches similar to hard-court games, he said.
An example court pace rating for each surface may be 23 for a clay court, 35 for a hard court and 46 for a grass court.
As clay is not so firm underfoot as hard courts, twisting and turning is harder.
The maths of the clay surface are distinctly different to grass or hard-court surfaces.
He decided the skip the hard-court event and go straight to his favored clay surface, on which he will also play in a Brazilian tournament after Chile.
The discovery that clay could be formed into a container and baked until hard allowed people to carry, cook, serve and store their food.
If you dig your foot into the surface and remove some of the clay, you will notice that the underlying surface is a hard rubber-like mat.
What followed was a couple of bad days on the hard courts of Dubai and Miami, which can happen to any player, but the clay-court season was always going to be his biggest challenge.
Clay says that I worry too much and that I shouldn't be so hard on myself.
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