TenerifearchitectFernando Menisclaims to havedevelopedanewconstructiontechnique, demonstratedby this concert hall in Poland featuring faceted surfacesofcrushed brickandconcrete.
Clay has never been a favored surface for top American players in the professional era, but during the country's recent downturn, they've seemed positively allergic to the crushedbrick.
The crushed-brick mixture that constitutes the base of a clay court produces a the highest bounce and most friction of the three surfaces, meaning they have the lowest CPR of all three surface types and are considered as the "slowest".