Rafael Nadal played his last match on home soil. He lost against Jiri Lehecka in the round 4 of the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open. A moment in history for one of the greatest ever.nn
In 2012, Madrid tournament organizers tried to innovate by switching the classic red clay to a brand new blue clay created for the event. Watch how Roger Federer won this only blue clay title in tennis history, defeating Tomas Berdych in the final.