Players such as Rafa Nadal, Serena Williams, Fernando Verdasco and Victoria Azarenka and officials such as Manolo Santana, the Mayor of Madrid Ana Botella, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee Alejandro Blanco, the president of Mutua Madrileña Ignacio Garralda and the tournament’s advisor Ion Tiriac, were all present at an event which marked the opening of the 2013 edition.
