Grass court season is over; clay is back

The grass court season ends happily with new Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal breaking Roger Federer's winning streak of five years, and Venus Williams defends her title as she beat younger sister Serena Williams.

Both of the next tournaments are going to be played on red clay, and after these tournaments, one of two will be played on hardcourts (the other again on red clay).

The last Grand Slam of the year, the US Open, is coming up on the 25th of August until the 7th of September, and there is no defending champion for the women because Justine Henin retired this year, but Roger Federer is the defending champion for the men, last year beating Novak Djokovic.

In the time of the hard court season, the Summer Olympics will be held in Beijing, China, on the 8th of August.

The Tier I tournaments on hardcourts are the Rogers Cup, the US Open, the the Toray Pan Pcific Open, the Kremlin Cup, and the year ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.

Good luck to all players and defending champions.