Major European power outage suspends tennis at Madrid Open

Tennis players in the dark as matches at Madrid Open suspended because of major power outage

Play at the Madrid Open tennis tournament has been suspended because of a major power outage reported in Spain and Portugal. The ATP Tour says two singles matches and one doubles match were underway when power was lost at 12:34…

A power failure in large parts of Spain has also caused chaos in the ATP Masters tournament. All pending games of the day have been cancelled.

You only really notice how dependent you are on electricity when you no longer have it. Journalist Marlies van Leeuwen lives in Ericeira, a coastal town half an hour from the Portuguese capital Lisbon. She happens to be in the Netherlands when the country is paralyzed by the power outage, but via concerned text messages and phone calls she hears how her family and neighbors are doing.

Tennis star 'stuck in lift' during Madrid Open power outage with play cancelled

Fernando Romboli entered the elevator just as the major power outage hit (Picture: Getty) Brazilian tennis player Fernando Romboli was left ‘stuck in a lift’ during the Madrid Open power outage with Monday’s play now fully cancelled. A massive power cut has hit large parts of Spain and Portugal with tennis stars – including Britain’s Jacob Fearnley – dramatically forced off court. Play was initially suspended but has now been cancelled for the d…

The power outage that the Peninsula has suffered since 12.30 am has forced to suspend the activity and the matches this Monday in the Mutua Madrid Open. In addition to paralyzing the matches that were at stake, the rest of the activities that were taking place in the enclosure of the Magic Box have been suspended and access has been blocked due to the inactivity of the entry lathes due to the lack of electricity.

Power outage suspends play at Madrid Open

Play was suspended at the Madrid Open on Monday due to a massive power outage in the Spanish capital.