How the light continues and what is known: what is known about the blackout that Madrid suspended

The action of this Monday in the Madrid Open 2025 suffered an unusual moment: The tournament was suspended due to lack of electricity in the masters 1000 Spanish.

On a day that barely has three ended games …What else is known at this time? It should be clarified that this problem is not only in the tournamentbut in all of Spain, France and Portugal.

Electric Red calculates that the total recovery of the Spanish electrical system can take between 6 and 10 hours after the blackout that has occurred around 12:30 hours (Europe time, 7:30 ARG time) and has affected peninsular and Portugal Spain.

After the triumphs of Coco Gauff (4th of the world ranking) by Belinda Bencic (42 °) and Mirra Andreeva (7th) before Yuliia Starodubtseva (99 °), both in Sets Corridos, The prestigious brick powder contest was affected by the light cutting.

“We have plans that are prepared conscientiously For these situations, “said the director of Services to the Operation of Electrica, Eduardo Prieto, who has recognized that it is an exceptional incidence.

Prieto has pointed out that the blackout has due to a very strong oscillation of the power flow, of unknown origin, which has caused the disconnection Spanish from the rest of the European electrical system.

This fact prevented the camera hanging in the middle of the court can be removed. In this way, the matches between Grigor Dimitrov (16 °) and Jacob Fearnley (68 °) and Matteo Arnaldi (44 °) with Damir Dzumhur (63 °) had to stop momentarily, although the latter ended with line and triumph of the Italian in corrido sets. In the first of these, the Bulgarian was 6-5 and 5-4 above, but with Fearnley’s serve. Grigor served to keep the match, even had a match point when his rival was serving 2-5.

The action will not return this Monday. “For reasons outside the organization and to guarantee security, the general blackout that has affected Spain this Monday, April 28, forces to suspend both the day and night session at the Mutua Madrid Open“Madrid’s official networks reported.

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