Asics Solution Speed FF 2 Clay 'Hot Pink'
Colorway: Hot Pink/Black · Style code: 1041A187-700 · Release date: July 20, 2022 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Solution Speed FF 2 Clay 'Indigo Fog' (1041A187-500) · Asics Solution Speed FF 'Koi' (1041A003809) · ASICS Solution Speed FF 3 'Paris' (1041A479-750) · Asics Solution Speed FF 'White Peacoat' (1041A003-104) · Asics Solution Speed FF 2 'Amber' (1041A182-800)
Clay-court shoes are the one genuine surface specialism left in tennis footwear. The outsole runs a tight full-herringbone pattern designed to bite into loose crushed brick and then release it rather than pack it, and the upper is usually built tighter to keep grit out, which is why brands sell a separate clay version rather than one shoe for everything. Underneath, this is the Solution Speed FF 2, the lighter and more flexible of the ASICS tennis lines, built for all-court players who cover the whole court rather than those who stand and absorb. Reviewers place it against the heavier Court FF and Gel-Resolution models as the faster, less supportive option, with a taller heel drop for impact protection. Hot pink over black is about as visible as tennis footwear gets, which on red clay is a deliberate contrast.