The Mutua Madrid Open expands to become a two-week tournament
25 November, 2020
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The Mutua Madrid Open announced on Wednesday that as from 2021, it will be a
two-week tournament. The extension reaffirms the spirit of growth at the only
combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier Mandatory to be played in Europe.
The news means that next season the Mutua Madrid Open will take place from 27
April to 9 May in the Caja Mágica.
"We're happy to have achieved the goal of becoming a two-week tournament",
said Feliciano López, director of the Mutua Madrid Open. "We sought this
expansion and it is well-deserved, necessary and will allow us to enjoy the
best tennis in the world at the Caja Mágica for a few more days. I'm sure
that both our sponsors and all the fans will welcome this news with open
arms, as well as the city of Madrid, which will receive more visitors for a
longer period of time".
"The Mutua Madrid Open is held in incredibly high regard across the tennis
community", said Steve Simon, WTA Chairman and CEO. "This two-week format
will allow the Madrid organizers to showcase this world-class event in the
beautiful city of Madrid as truly one of the premier events on the WTA Tour
and within the sport of tennis".
"It's fantastic how much the tournament has grown since 2002, when we
played its first edition at Casa de Campo", remembered Manolo Santana, the
Mutua Madrid Open's honorary president. "The two weeks of competition we'
ll have as from next year will help us become one of the most important
events on the calendar".
As part of the European indoor hard-court swing at the end of the season, the
Mutua Madrid Open was first played as an ATP Masters 1000 event in 2002. In
2009, the tournament underwent the biggest growth in its history when it
moved to the Caja Mágica, changed surfaces to clay and became a combined
event with the addition of the women's WTA Premier Mandatory competition.
Starting next season, the Mutua Madrid Open will take another step forward as
it becomes a two-week event.
2021 起马德里将改制成两周，04/27-05/09 举办。
In 2021, the Mutua Madrid Open will start on Tuesday 27 April with the WTA
qualifying round, while the first round of the main draw in the women’s
tournament will take place on Thursday 29. The ATP qualifiers will begin on
Saturday 1 May, with the first round starting on Sunday 2.
不过这赛事今年都因疫情取消了，明年会举办吗？
有趣的是，看起来只有女子巡回赛延成两周，男子没有变动。
女子会外周二、会内周四开打。
男子会外周六、会内周日开打。
而且这赛事对女子巡回其实不太友善，Steve Simon 现在是只会在新闻稿发贺文吗？
还是因疫情女子该周根本没有比赛？