The Bernabéu turns into a tennis court with Nadal, Sinner, Bellingham, Courtois... and Florentino as chair umpire!
Stars constellation under a unique and unrepeatable stage. The experiment of the Mutua Madrid Open 2026 and Real Madrid, transforming the Santiago Bernabéu stadium into a training court for the Madrid Masters 1000, kicked off today amidst spectacular images and unimaginable situations. Opening this stage were Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Thibaut Courtois, and Jude Bellingham, with a calm doubles match where the chair umpire was... none other than Florentino Pérez, the president of the white club! A very curious scene that is already circulating on social media... and for good reason.
Here, at the Bernabéu. It seems like a joke but it's not. Tennis match.
A doubles game with Sinner and Bellingham against Rafa Nadal and Courtois.
With Florentino as the chair umpire.
Amazing image. pic.twitter.com/hLdkzDrH4P— Álvaro de Grado (@AlvarodeGrado) April 23, 2026
This is how the training court of #MMOPEN looks at the Bernabéu Stadium 🧡 pic.twitter.com/fNsQITqAWg
— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) April 23, 2026
This is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El Bernabéu se transforma en una pista de tenis con Nadal, Sinner, Bellingham, Courtois... ¡y Florentino de juez de silla!