There is an ecellent article with some really great graphics over at the NY Times site about the differences between tennis surfaces entitled:

The Master of Clay Takes Aim at the Fast Courts
A look at Rafael Nadal’s approach on three of the game’s surfaces.

I thought I might interject a little bit of humor in here with this annimated video of a polar bear character having a tough time with a treadmill:

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