The courts at the Australian Open are made of a manufactured surface called Rebound Ace. It is an acrylic surface because irrespective of what's beneath it, what the players stand on is made of ...

In 1982, the Open finally settled in a firm location, the Kooyong Lawn Tennis ... type of court. In Melbourne Park, the Australian Open was held on Rebound Ace, a cushioned, hard surface.

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis ... U.S. Open win, Swiatek’s successes on the surface have come away from the majors. Before this year’s Australian Open, she hadn’t reached a hard-court ...

When Pegula lost Friday, she complained of slow conditions on the court. Sabalenka has noted it as well -- but not everyone feels that way.