Houston Har-Tru

By Racquet

2:08 PM EDT on April 14, 2022

By David Bartholow

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Commencing the 2022 clay season down in Houston, Texas, at the
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.

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[vc_empty_space height="45px"]Above: Nick Kyrgios, 2022 champ Reilly Opelka, Francis Tiafoe, Cristian Garín, John Isner, Jack Sock and Taylor Fritz on the Houston clay.[vc_empty_space height="45px"][vc_row full_width="stretch_row"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_tweetmeme share_via="racqetmagazine"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_facebook type="button_count"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_column width="1/6"][vc_empty_space height="45px"][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_custom_heading text="SUBSCRIBE TO RACQUET" font_container="tag:h5|font_size:45px|text_align:center"]

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