That prevents Spain from constructing super-slow clay courts, or the United States from designing lightning-quick hard ones, to suit their own players' preferred styles.

这就阻止了西班牙和美国为了偏向本国球员的球风而建造超级慢的红土球场和设计出轻快的硬地球场。

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The transition from clay to grass is very quick and Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic were all caught out at Queen's, while Roger Federer lost to Lleyton Hewitt in Halle.

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In the bright light of the cap, Liz sees the spinning clay take form and her own hands, aged, fingernails bitten to the quick.

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