I'll definitely concede to Nadal that the blue clay behaves completely differently than the traditional red clay that all the players are used to, but every player had to deal with the same conditions. It's his prerogative to sulk about the less-than-optimum conditions that the unorthodox blue clay presented at this year's Madrid Open. He wasn't able to do it at the Madrid Open, and now he's throwing a bit of a temper tantrum. I'm not saying I disagree with the sentiment that the blue clay should be abandoned for next year's Open. What I'm saying is that Nadal shouldn't blame the clay for his loss.

Source: thestar September 11, 2022 10:04 UTC