What’s the first thing that comes to your mind regarding the clay-court season?

Perhaps it is the picturesque Monte-Carlo Country Club or Rafael Nadal’s hold of 14 Roland Garros trophies.

But to Dominic Thiem, this time of year brings feelings of his ‘first love’. For Lorenzo Musetti, it’s dirty socks.

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The 21-year-old Italian was among those featured in the latest ATP Uncovered, where players gave their predictions for the 2023 clay-court swing.

Who will have the most successful swing on the red dirt?

Alexander Zverev joked: “I’m going to say Rafa, [he’s dominated] for like the last 458 years!”

Learn what else stars including Andrey Rublev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Holger Rune predicted for the clay-court season in the full video above from this week’s ATP Uncovered.