Spain blackout, program revolutionized in Madrid: Berrettini and Musetti also do not take the field

The curtain on the April 28 competitions of the Madrid tournament has closed far in advance due to the maxi blackout that, from about 12:30 p.m., left all of mainland Spain, as well as Portugal and parts of southern France, without power. In fact, all competitions in the afternoon and evening sessions have been postponed until Tuesday, in the hope that the problem that caused the power outage will be resolved effectively.

Thirteen singles scoreboard matches are affected by the postponement: Draper-Berrettini, Tsitsipas-Musetti, Dimitrov-Fearnley (suspended on 6-4, 5-4 – 30-40), Norrie-Diallo, Khachanov-Paul, Tiafoe-Muller, and De Munaur-Shapovalov for the’ATP Masters 1000; Shnaider-Swiatek, Sabalenka-Stearns, Kostyuk-Potapova, Keys-Vekic, Uchijima-Alexandrova and Svitolina-Sakkari for the WTA 1000.

“For reasons beyond the control of the’organization and due to the national blackout that hit Spain on Monday, April 28, the program of the Mutua Madrid Open cannot continue as planned – organizers of the event informed -. The power failure has led to the operational collapse of infrastructure throughout the country, including the Caja Magica”.

“The’organization, after consulting with the relevant authorities, had no choice but to suspend and cancel all sporting activities in order to ensure the safety of the players, fans and staff at the Caja Magica– the note further reads.”

The tournament has activated the appropriate protocols for these extraordinary circumstances, the impact of which is still being assessed by the relevant authorities. An announcement will be made as soon as there are updates. The Mutua Madrid Open recommends that all spectators leave the Caja Magica for safety reasons”.