5 Interesting facts about the Madrid Masters
5) Highest altitude
There might be palm trees in Madrid, but fact is that the voluptuous city of Madrid lies at an astounding 667 meters above sea-level, many places in the north even surpassing the 700 meters mark! This makes Madrid Open the highest venue for any tennis tournament.
Naturally, the air is thinner up there which makes the ball bounce around unpredictably. Thus it takes the players a while to acclimatise to the air.
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