5 Interesting facts about the Madrid Masters
4) Eccentric Billionaire owner
Ion Tiriac, whose nickname is Brasov Bulldozer, is the owner of the Mutua Madrid Open. He is a Romanian businessman and former professional tennis and ice hockey player. He has been successful as both. He has won the French open and played in 3 Davis Cup finals. He served as coach and manager for many top players like Ilie Năstase, Guillermo Vilas, Goran Ivanišević and Boris Becker.
He is known for a charming and eccentric personality. After all he is the man behind the blue court idea. Shame that it didn’t work out and it doesn’t little to tarnish his genius.
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