AN ATP MASTERS SERIES EVENT
11th - 19th OCTOBER
MMMM 2008 : 2008
FIRST TRAINING SESSIONS
Rafael Nadal had his first training session of the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid Centre Court.
Madrid, 10th October.
Madrid, 10th October.
The ATP no.1, Rafael Nadal, got the feel of the Central Court in the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid, where he warmed up today for one and a half hours. He practised with the Bulgarian, Grigor Dimitrov, this year’s junior champion at the US Open and Wimbledon. Dimitrov will participate in the preliminary of the eighth Masters Series this season.Nadal is getting ready for his grand entrance at the Mutua Madrileña Madrid, a tournament he has already won in 2005 after defeating the Croatian, Ivan Ljubicic, in an epic final. The player from Majorca comes to Madrid after playing the US Open semi-final. He returns after a brilliant season where he has won eight tittles, including those he achieved in Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympic Games of Beijing. The Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid will take place from 11th to 19th October on the courts of the Casa de Campo trade fair park. The tournament has the support of the Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid as its main sponsor and the Madrid City Council, as well as companies like Mercedes Benz, Estrella Damm, Prosegur, Grupo Prasa, Rolex, Air Europa, Hugo Boss, Enel, Banco Madrid, Lacoste, Ricoh, Schweppes, Metro, Adecco, Tien 21, ISS, Vocento and Marca. |