Rafael Nadal: “I do not receive this kind of welcome anywhere else”
Rafael Nadal, one of the favourites to lift the Ion Tiriac trophy, appeared before the media on Monday in a press conference room packed with journalists ready to listen to the four-time Mutua Madrid Open champion. The Mallorcan is back at a tournament that has a special place in his heart and, since arriving on […]
Murray debuts on Tuesday; Cibulkova on a high
The world number one and first seed at the Mutua Madrid Open, Andy Murray, will take to the Manolo Santana Centre Court on Tuesday. The Scot will play his opener in the third match on the Caja Mágica’s centre court against a Marius Copil who saved two match points from Guillermo García López to seal […]
Nishikori: “I have great memories of the Mutua Madrid Open”
He is a social networking phenomenon, a force of nature on court and a master of the clay. Kei Nishikori comes into this Mutua Madrid Open having earned the respect he deserves and, as a 2014 finalist, he is one of the players the Caja Mágica crowd admires the most. Excited about the prospect of […]
Nishikori and Raonic, raring to go
Two players from the men’s competition spoke to the media on Monday in the Caja Mágica’s press conference room to talk about their expectations for this year’s Mutua Madrid Open. The first to appear before the press was Kei Nishikori, who hopes “to do well” as “I always play well at this tournament”. For the […]
Follow the training sessions live
Follow the training sessions live on courts 13 and 14
Carla and Lara survive at the Caja Mágica
On a day when the first passes to the last sixteen were up for grabs, levels of competitiveness in the women’s competition were cranked up a notch, even for the best on tour. On the Mutua Madrid Open clay, where the players already had one match in their legs, the difficulty of the tournament was evident, […]
Andy Murray: “I enjoy playing in Madrid”
The world number one and first seed at the Mutua Madrid Open, Andy Murray, spoke to the media on Sunday. The Briton gave a press conference on Media Day and answered questions from the journalists who turned out for the 2015 champion. Last year’s runner-up is back in the Spanish capital at a tournament where […]
Sharapova and Kerber back in action
The courts of the Mutua Madrid Open will be replete with big-name players on Monday. The Manolo Santana centre court, which opens its doors at midday, will be graced by the top two seeds in the women’s draw, number 1 Angelique Kerber and number 2 Karolina Pliskova. There will also be another all-star clash in […]
A day with SetBall Radio
The Mutua Madrid Open is a magnificent tennis tournament. The best players in the world compete here every year. In addition, the facilities are some of the most modern on the entire tour. In order to recount everything that happens on and off the courts, we have the tournament radio station, SetBall Radio. The station […]
A day in the life of a press volunteer at the Mutua Madrid Open
The Madrid Masters 1000 is one of the most significant events of the year in the Spanish capital. In order for everything to run smoothly, the staff who make the tournament possible work with 639 volunteers who come from all over the world to experience, in their own words, “one of the best experiences of […]