The clay of Roland Garros

The clay of Roland Garros has denied some of the best tennis players the opportunity of the most prestigious in the world Accolade Tennis - the most difficult race and the Grand Slam - winning all four Grand Slam tournaments during his career.

Roger Federer was in the clay court in Paris to his nemesis, and is in good company - Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors, Martina Hingis and Maria Sharapova are just some of the tennis legends that have been rejected by the clay.

However, there are athletes who live in the clay, the surface of Europe, and these players are professionals. They have their talents over the years on the surface, and have learned to use the courts to their best advantage. Just think of Carlos Moya, the fabulous Chrissie Evert, Monica Seles and controversy, of course, the players that myths are made of - Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Björn Borg. More recently, Justine Henin and Raffa "Nadal who became the mantle.