Madrid: Former world No.1 Rafael Nadal has threatened to boycott next year’s Mutua Madrid Open if the competition continued to use a blue-coloured clay playing surface. Nadal said after his 3-6, 6-3, 5-7 defeat to Fernando Verdasco in the last 16 of the competition Thursday.
Nadal had been critical of the decision to play the tournament on blue clay, the first time beaten clay has ever been coloured anything other than the traditional red in Europe and after congratulating Verdasco for his triumph, he dropped his bombshell, clearly annoyed at the slippery playing surface.(IANS)
