Post Tagged with: "madrid open 2012"

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  ATP waves goodbye to Smurf Blue Tennis Courts

  Tennis Articles June 26, 2012 8:00 am no comments

  Following the controversy and player backlash that stirred up over the use of smurf-coloured clay at the Madrid Open last month, the ATP has announced this weekend that blue courts will be outlawed in 2013. The bright blue surface, which was only unveiled this year, attracted a wealth of criticism [...]
   
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  Nadal sees Blue after shock loss in Madrid

  Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis Articles May 11, 2012 9:10 am no comments

  Following his shock 6-3 3-6 7-5 defeat to Verdasco in the third round of the 2012 Madrid Open, the player considered to be the world’s greatest on clay courts is threatening to boycott competing at the tournament next year. Citing the tournament’s new bright blue clay courts as a primary [...]