Three magic boxes
The Mutua Madrid Open is played in the Caja Mágica, or Magic Box, a stunning stadium with retractable roofs to make the most of the sun when it shines and provide shelter when the heavens open. The Madrid tournament’s centre court has capacity of 12,500. As well as the imposing Manolo Santana, the venue has […]
WTA Media Day: As it happened
Before starting their campaign at the Mutua Madrid Open, the star players of the WTA were in attendance at Media Day, which was held in the players’ zone of the Caja Mágica on Friday morning. Carla Suárez was the first to face the press. She comes to the tournament hoping to “do well in Madrid” […]
Ready, Set, Go!
The players on the women’s tour now know their path to the Mutua Madrid Open final. Excitement is guaranteed from the very first point of the tournament, with high-calibre matches every day. Simona Halep, the tournament’s defending champion, will play her opener against the twin sister of the world number 3, the Czech Krystina Pliskova. […]
Halep and Dimitrov crowned champions of the Mutua Charity Tie Break Tens
The Mutua Charity Tie Break Tens was a resounding success in the Caja Mágica, with the cast of players delighting the spectators. In a Manolo Santana Stadium that was packed to the rafters, some of the best players in the world put on a special show. Simona Halep and Feliciano López took the spoils, receiving […]
WTA Qualification Draw
The Mutua Madrid Open officially starts tomorrow at 12.00 at la Caja Mágica. The WTA players who will fight for a place in the main draw know their fate. First round matches: [1] S. Rogers (USA) vs. [WC] D. Hantuchova (SVK) D. Vekic (CRO) vs. [12] N. Vikhlyantseva (RUS) [2] J. Ostapenko (LAT) vs. M. […]
Alone against the world
A ball of dandelion seeds dances by Rafael Nadal as he sits pensive on his bench. The Spaniard is playing in the semi-finals of the 2009 Australian Open. On the other side of the net sits Fernando Verdasco. The two players are locked in battle for 5h14m and they push each other to the limit. […]
No man’s land
Rafael Nadal is a master on the clay. Nobody has dominated the theory, skill and technique like he has. His record on the surface outshines that of anyone else in the history of the sport. The Mutua Madrid Open has been no exception to the player from Manacor’s dominance of the surface throughout his career; […]
Garbiñe’s year?
And who’s to say she won’t? Garbiñe gives the local fans a chance to dream. If there were ever an opportune year for her to open her national account at the Mutua Madrid Open, it is surely 2017. Not only because of the absence through pregnancy of one of the decade’s most dominant forces, Serena […]
Draws for the Mutua Charity Tie Break Tens
The men’s and women’s players taking part in the Mutua Charity Tie Break Tens, against domestic violent, now know who they will be facing in the tournament that takes place in Madrid’s Caja Mágica de Madrid on Thursday 4 May at 19.30. The draw, which was made this morning, pits Maria Sharapova against Puerto Rican […]