MADRID.- The stadium Santiago Bernabéu has been temporarily converted into a tennis court, which participants in the event can use to train. Madrid Masters 1000which started this week.
The grass of the stadium real Madrid It has temporarily disappeared to visibly make way for a clay court, which will be exclusively for the training of tennis players who require it.
The former Spanish player Rafael Nadalthe current number one in the world, Jannik Sinnerand two Real Madrid footballers, Thibaut Courtois and Jude Bellinghamwere in charge of launching it with a rally.
As an exceptional chair judge they had the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perezin addition to the presence of the co-directors of the Madrid tournament, Feliciano Lopez and Garbiñe Muguruza.
The Madrid tennis tournament is hosted by the Caja Mágica, a facility located about ten kilometers from the Bernabéu stadium.
First duels
The Argentines Mariano Navone, Juan Manuel Cerúndolo and Camilo Ugo Carabelli They advanced this Thursday to the second round of the Madrid Masters 1000, while the defender of the women’s title in the Spanish capital, Aryna Sabalenkaalso started firmly.
Navone, number 45 in the world, surpassed the Portuguese Nuno Borges by 6-4 and 7-5 to seal his ticket to the next round, where he will face the German Alexander Zverevtwo-time champion in Madrid.
Recent tournament winner Bucharestwill try to break his limit against the German in Madrid, where in his two previous appearances he failed to get past the second round.
Your compatriot Juan Manuel Cerúndolo (67th in the ranking) will accompany him in the next phase, where he will face the Italian Luciano Darderiafter beating the German Daniel Altmaier for a double 6-4.
Carabelli didn’t have too many problems getting rid of the French veteran Gael Monfilsin the middle of his farewell tour as a professional, 6-3 and 6-4.
The world number 57 will face the Italian in the next round Flavio Cobolli10th seed
The Argentine did not have the same fortune Sebastian Baez (64th), defeated 7-5 and 6-1 by the Lithuanian Vilius Gaubas.
In the women’s team, the world number 1, Sabalenka, started her defense of the title in Madrid with a firm step by beating the American Peyton Stearns (43rd) 7-5, 6-3.
