Madrid Memories: Surface Switch Can’t Slow Rafa, Model Ball Girls & Blue Clay
Editor’s Note: This story was first published on 4 May 2020 First held in 2002 on hard courts, the Mutua Madrid Open switched to clay and a new venue, La Caja Magica, in 2009. ATPTour.com looks back on memorable moments from Madrid. 2002: The First EditionIn the Casa de Campo, just minutes from the city centre, the Madrid Arena hosted the first edition of the Mutua Madrid Open, replacing a Masters 1000 tournament held in Stuttgart. Built for the unsuccessful Madrid 2012 Olympic bid, the indoor hard-court tournament concluded with then 32-year-old Andre Agassi capturing a then-record...
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