Feliciano López, one of the hosts of the Mutua Madrid Open’s Charity Day has signed a new player for his team: Rafael Nadal.“I’ve got my star signing, Rafa, who else?!”, announced the player from Toledo on his Twitter page.
“Garbiñe, you’d better get your act together, it’s quite a team I’m building”, López teased Garbiñe Muguruza, the captain and host of the other team of celebrities and players.
Muguruza will have Simona Halep as star signing. But the stars list doesn’t end there. Cayetano Rivera, Jaime Cantizano, Rudy Fernández, Luján Argüelles, Stany Coppet, Aldo Comas, Alejandra Silva, Edurne or Nerea Barros will be among the celebrities at the event.
The stars’ charity match, which takes place on Friday 29 April at 18:00 on Centre Court – Manolo Santana Stadium in the Caja Mágica, is an event that brings together tennis players and celebrities with two goals in mind; to raise money and to enjoy an entertaining afternoon.
All proceeds from ticket sales for 29 April will go towards aid for the Syrian refugees through UNHCR (The UN’s agency for refugees), CEAR (Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid), UNICEF Comite Español and Mensajeros de la Paz.