Don't Miss

ENG

Cricket
Football
NDTV Podcast
Formula 1
Tennis
Golf
Badminton
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
- NFL
- NBA
- NHL
- US Streamers
- MMA
- WWE

Dark / Light mode

Oct 10,2026 09:16 AM IST

All-star cast return to red clay in Madrid

facebook

twitter

Settings

Change Font Size

A A
Change Language

हिंदी | Hindi
Focus on Story

Select Language

Languages
हिंदी | Hindi

Dark / Light mode

Featured Links
Featured Sports
- Cricket
- Football
- Formula 1
- Tennis
- Hockey
- Golf
- Badminton
More Sports
- Kabaddi
- Boxing
- Athletics
- Chess
- Swimming
- Shooting
- Wrestling
- Table tennis
- Othersports
More from NDTV
- NDTV
- Business
- Hindi
- Movies
- Cricket
- Health
- Food
- Tech
- Auto
- Apps
- Trains

Tennis

News
Features
Blogs
Photos
Videos
Players
Grand Slams

arrow-down reddit snapchat twitter facebook comments email printer search bell top-nav reddit-fill snapchat-fill twitter-fill facebook-fill share whatsapp-fill bookmark arrow-rgt arrow-next arrow-up refresh close link cog star book zap cricket football tennis formula-1 badminton hockey golf boxing ndtv-n check left-arrow right-arrow

Live Cricket Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

IPL 2026

Football Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

ISL

EPL

All Matches

Cricket Matches
Football Matches
All Matches

India Matches

EPL

1st Test, Australia in South Africa, 3 Test Series, 2026 at Durban, Oct 9, 2026

Day 1 Stumps

notify

South Africa

Yet To Bat

Australia

187/6 (65.2)

Australia elected to bat

CRR: 2.87
One-off Test, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in UAE, One-off Test, 2026 at Abu Dhabi, Oct 9, 2026

Day 1 Stumps

notify

Afghanistan

Yet To Bat

Bangladesh

317/8 (84.0)

Bangladesh elected to bat

CRR: 3.77
English Premier League, 2026/27

Match 51 , at London, Oct 10, 2026

Arsenal

Leeds United AFC

Sat, Oct 10, 2026 - 5:00 PM IST
Indian Super League, 2026-27

Match 1 , at Bengaluru, Oct 10, 2026

Bengaluru FC

Sporting Club Delhi

Sat, Oct 10, 2026 - 5:00 PM IST
English Premier League, 2026/27

Match 52 , at Birmingham, Oct 10, 2026

Aston Villa

Brentford

Sat, Oct 10, 2026 - 7:30 PM IST
Match 132, ICC CWC League 2, 2023-27 at Dallas, Oct 9, 2026

Namibia

135/2 (26.0)

United Arab Emirates

134 (37.3)

Namibia beat United Arab Emirates by 8 wickets
2nd T20I, West Indies in India, 5 T20I Series, 2026 at Ranchi, Oct 9, 2026

India

249/5 (20.0)

West Indies

252/4 (18.3)

West Indies beat India by 6 wickets
1st T20I, Sri Lanka in Pakistan, 3 T20I Series, 2026 at Rawalpindi, Oct 9, 2026

Pakistan

187/6 (18.5)

Sri Lanka

182/8 (20.0)

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets

Sports Home Tennis News Allstar cast return to red clay in Madrid

Story ProgressBack to home

All-star cast return to red clay in Madrid

The Madrid Masters returns to traditional red clay after a controversial experiment with blue clay in 2012, with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer set to appear at the same event for the first time this season.

Written by Agence-France Presse
Updated: May 03, 2013 06:40 pm IST

Read Time: 3 min

Madrid:

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer appear at the same claycourt event for the first time this season with the Madrid Masters a key test just three weeks out from the French Open.

The tournament returns to traditional red clay after a controversial experiment with blue clay in 2012.

The surface drew strong criticism from Nadal and Djokovic who threatened not to return to play in the Spanish capital if it wasn't changed.

However, ATP president Brad Drewett outlawed the use of blue clay and so seven-time French Open winner Nadal and world number one Djokovic will return for another potentially fascinating clash.

Djokovic ended Nadal's eight-year reign as champion in Monte Carlo in the last Masters event a fortnight ago with such a devastating display that the Serb is now hotly tipped to become just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam and claim his first French Open title at Roland Garros.

Nadal bounced back to claim an eighth title at the Barcelona Open last week without dropping a set, but with Djokovic, Federer and Andy Murray all set to be in the draw this week, Nadal faces a much sterner test to lift his third title in Madrid.

Federer seemed to be the least concerned amongst the furore over the surface last year as in typically serene style he won the tournament for a record third time and he told the tournament's official magazine that he loves coming to Madrid, despite the home fans' obvious affection for his long-time rival Nadal.

"I enjoy playing in Madrid. They put up a great event, there is always a fantastic atmosphere when I play. Spanish people love tennis, Rafa is such a hero in Spain but I feel like they appreciate me and the other top players a lot as well and that is great," said the world number two.

Federer will return to action for the first time since losing to Nadal on the hard courts of Indian Wells back at the beginning of March as he took the availability of Monte Carlo being the only optional Masters event for the top players to continue training in Switzerland.

Murray will also look to get his clay court season up and running after a disappointing early exit to Stanislas Wawrinka in Monte Carlo.

The world number three, who won the tournament back in 2008 when it was played on a hard court, missed last year's event due to a back injury and has yet to reach a claycourt final.

In the women's event, reigning champion Serena Williams is once again the favourite.

However, the American could be usurped as world number one should Maria Sharapova win the tournament.

The Russian comes into Madrid in good form having won in Stuttgart last week, but since an early season wobble at the Australian Open where she was dumped out by teenage compatriot Sloane Stephens, Williams has looked imperious and hasn't been beaten since February thanks to wins at the Miami Masters and in Charleston last month.

Featured Video Of The Day

India Ends CWG Boxing Campaign With Record-Breaking Seven Gold Medals

Topics mentioned in this article

Tennis Mark Knowles Leander Paes Mahesh Bhupathi Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Andy Roddick Samantha Stosur Maria Sharapova Bernard Tomic Novak Djokovic Rohan Bopanna Andy Murray Lukas Dlouhy

Get the Latest Cricket, Asian Games 2026, Football , Hockey, Badminton Scores, F1 Results at NDTV Sports. Like Us On Facebook Or Follow Us On Twitter For More Sports Updates. You Can Also Download The NDTV Cricket App For Android Or iOS.