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There was still no power at the Caja Mágica tennis complex that is hosting the Madrid Open on Tuesday, putting in jeopardy the resumption of play a day after several matches had to be postponed. Tournament organisers said the opening of the gates for fans was delayed until 11am local time (9am Irish time) because of the outage. They did not immediately announce any schedule change regarding the matches.
“Due to reasons beyond the organisation’s control, the Caja Mágica is still without power supply as of this morning. As a result, the opening of the gates has been delayed, and we expect to open them at 11 am,” they said. The power went out at 12:34pm local time on Monday, stopping two ATP singles matches and one doubles match that were underway.
A total of 22 matches had to be cancelled for the day. Organizers said the games were called off “to guarantee the safety of the players, fans and personnel.” Spectators were told to leave the sports complex.
Power was restored at night through most parts of Madrid, and organisers had said late Monday that play would resume on Tuesday. Among the matches expected for Tuesday included second-ranked Alexander Zverev facing Francisco Cerundolo. On the women's side, the remaining six fourth-round matches were scheduled, including top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka facing Peyton Stearns and second-ranked Iga Swiatek taking on Diana Shnaider.
The blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights and ATM machines..
