Tennis is booming, but there are fewer courts to absorb increased demand. USTA says participation in 2024 set a record at 25.7 million, an increase of nearly 2 million over 2023.

Grass courts: Fast and low. In the past 25 years or so, tennis has grown more homogenized. Gone are the days of serve-and-volley maestros such as Boris Becker, Martina Navratilova and Pete Sampras ...