Mutua Madrid Open 2022: Feliciano López: “Nadal asked us not to play during the Real Madrid-Manchester City schedule”

Feliciano López combines professional tennis with offices. The director of the Mutua Madrid Open has visited ‘El Larguero’ to assess these first days of tennis in Madrid, with a large number of people in the Caja Mgica, prior to the debut of Rafael Nadal or Carlos Alcaraz and after the elimination of Paula Badosa and Garbie Muguruza

tournament projects

“The project to make a bigger track has been approved. With the three roofed stadiums we have we can go ahead, but have a second track for 8,000-10,000 people (…) It is not an easy job, but I think that in 2025 we can It doesn’t have a name yet, it could be the Rafa Nadal perfectly, but it’s something that just occurred to me. We don’t know yet. Maybe there’s a sponsor who wants to give that track a name, I don’t know. Call it the Rafa Nadal will be very nice.”

Carlos Alcaraz

“I would not be surprised if Alcaraz wins a Grand Slam this year. There is not much difference between what he has already won and a Grand Slam (…) The first year he has had the opportunity to play the entire professional year, look what he did “He is perfectly capable of winning a Grand Slam. An irruption like this… they are Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray…”

I wouldn’t be surprised if Alcaraz wins a Grand Slam this year. break-ins like that? Nadal, Federer, Djokovic…

Djokovic’s return

“Djokovic is happy. Everything is starting to open up. He is very happy. It is true that it is costing him a little bit. The issue of vaccination has hurt him a bit. He loves Spain, he loves Madrid, he spends time in Marbella. He can It may be that this tournament helps him gain confidence and, well, he’s on the same side of the draw as Rafa and Carlos Alcaraz”.

Djokovic is happy and is starting to open up to everything

Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals

“I haven’t been to the Santiago Bernabu for a long time and it’s a game I want to go to, to see if I can escape to watch the game against Manchester City”.

“Rafa Nadal likes to play during the day in Madrid so that the ball bounces higher and with the Champions League semifinal he asked us not to play at the same time as the match.”

To the champion of the League, if he is going to play in a field, let the corridor be made for him, it does not matter what team it is and where…

“I think things get mixed up with the corridor. For the league champion, if he is going to play in a field, let the corridor be made for him, it doesn’t matter what team it is and where. But things get mixed up. It should be a gesture with the champion that is made forever (…) It should not be seen as something negative, but as a detail to the champion “.

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