With the Madrid Open unable to go ahead for real in the Spanish capital, a fundraising initiative has been organised in order for the tournament to take place online.

With less than a fortnight until what would have been the Madrid Open, plenty of big names have signed up for the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro event, which instead of being scheduled for between the 1st to 10th of May as the original festival would have been held, will be broadcast online between April 27th and 30th.

Some big names are involved in the initiative, which will take place on the World Tennis Tour videogame, courtesy of Nacon Gaming in the virtually created Manolo Santana Stadium. Players will serve, volley, cross-court and smash their way through the action on PlayStation 4.

So far, 19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal, two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, Spanish tennis legend David Goffin, Russian pro Karen Khachanov and American big-hitter John Isner have all signed up from the ATP side of the draw, with many big-name WTA stars taking part too.