Former Roland Garros champion Carlos Moya, who is now the assistant tournament director and head of player relations for the Mutua Madrid Open, says the event will address problems with the blue clay, but will not change its color.
"The objective has been achieved," Moya told Puntodebreak. "We've managed to increase visibility for the viewer on television. The look of the court is nice, almost everyone likes it, but there are differences in movement because it seems more slippery. We must find out if it's the court's fault, or the fault of the blue clay. There has been some underlying problem where material that does not hold, but I don't think it is by virtue of it being blue ... If the goal of the tournament is to be the best, you need to know to learn from mistakes and listen to the players. When one or two may complain than nothing happens, but when most do we need to listen. The team is working day and night to improve the court. We as a tournament want to learn from out mistakes. We cannot cover our eyes and think that it was perfect because it has not been the case. We promise to work as hard as possible."