![]() ![]() Kiki Bertens, who should have been defending the WTA title in Madrid next week, is another whose character has been created for the tournament. Murray's character, therefore, has been added in the game's player creation mode by the organisers, meaning the physical and technical attributes of the Scot might not be as closely representative as others. That is largely as a result of developers Nacon being unable to negotiate some image rights, which are done on an individual basis. The players will compete as their own Tennis World Tour characters, although some of the 32 entrants - including Murray - are not on the game. Fellow Grand Slam champions Caroline Wozniacki and Bianca Andreescu compete in the women's event, as does British number one Johanna Konta, while Australian Open runner-up Dominic Thiem and ATP World Tour champion Stefanos Tsitsipas are among the men. "There will be a lot of money in the funds to help the players struggling right now." What the virtual Madrid Open court will look like Who else is playing? Not Nick Kyrgios…īehind star attractions Nadal and Murray, there are a host of other big names. ![]() "Players individually can give their support and then there are initiatives like ours, where we are asking the players to give all the prize money to the fund," added Lopez. Each champion will decide how to distribute the money into the relief funds set up to support lower-ranked players whose incomes have dried up during the pandemic. And secondly, to help players who are struggling right now," Lopez, the ATP tour veteran who became the Madrid Open tournament director last year, told BBC Sport.īoth tournaments have separate prize pots of 150,000 euros (£131,210). "This idea is based on two things: firstly, to give something to the fans while they are at home and let them watch their favourite players. The event will be streamed on the Madrid Open's Facebook page and the platform's new gaming app. It is the first time a virtual tennis tournament has been contested solely by professional tour players. ![]() Day one's order of play at the Virtual Madrid Open external-link.There will be 16 men, 16 women, two knockout singles tournaments - all played in a digital representation of the Spanish capital's Manolo Santana Stadium. This week they are swapping their racquets for PlayStation 4 controllers, to play on the Tennis World Tour video game for the Madrid Open Virtual Pro titles. With tennis suspended until at least mid-July because of the coronavirus pandemic, Nadal and Murray are among 32 of the world's leading ATP and WTA players replacing the buzz of competitive action with an online fix. Given their competitive spirit, it is easy to imagine both have spent more than a few lockdown hours glued to a PlayStation since last Monday's chat. ![]()
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