In the latest edition of Second Serve, our weekly snapshot of the tours, BBC tennis reporter Jonathan Jurejko weighs up the pros and cons of the extended Madrid Open.
With the two-week Madrid Open reaching the halfway point, it is the perfect time to revisit a thorny issue in tennis.
Stretching several ATP and WTA tournaments across a fortnight has caused some controversy – and it's debatable how successful the move has been.
The thinking was the elongated events would have greater gravitas - essentially creating 'mini Grand Slams'.