{"id":548940,"date":"2026-03-27T18:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/548940\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:39:08","slug":"bernabeu-to-host-clay-court-practice-during-madrid-masters-1000-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/548940\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernabeu to host clay-court practice during Madrid Masters 1000 | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Bernabeu to host clay-court practice during Madrid Masters 1000<\/p>\n

Real Madrid stadium will be used as a training base during the event in April<\/p>\n

March 27, 2026<\/p>\n

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Getty Images<\/p>\n

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium underwent renovation from 2019 to 2024.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

The Mutua Madrid Open<\/a> will offer players an unusual practice option this year, when a clay court will be installed inside the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium from 23\u201330 April. The court will mirror conditions at the Caja Magica and be available to ATP and WTA players during the opening week of the event.<\/p>\n

Better known as the home of Real Madrid, the Bernabeu is not typically part of the tennis calendar. Organisers have introduced it as an extra training site, giving players more space to prepare, while also making use of one of Madrid\u2019s most recognisable venues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s proposal will undoubtedly raise the bar even higher; initiating a collaboration with one of the best stadiums in the world, the Bernabeu, home of Real Madrid, and will place the Mutua Madrid Open<\/a> in a unique category that includes only the best,” Tournament CEO Gerard Tsobanian said.<\/p>\n

\"\u201cATP\"\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The stadium itself has a long history of hosting major events, including the 1982 FIFA World Cup Final and, more recently, an NFL regular-season game in 2025. Its flexibility has made it a regular host for non-football events in recent years.<\/p>\n

Casper Ruud<\/a> is the defending champion in Madrid, having captured his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the tournament last year. The fourth Masters 1000 event of season runs from 22 April-3 May, with Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Jannik Sinner<\/a> set to lead the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madrid Bernabeu to host clay-court practice during Madrid Masters 1000 Real Madrid stadium will be used as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[99,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-548940","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}