The ATP Tour schedule is slowly but surely building towards the French Open, with the Madrid Open currently underway.
ATP number one Jannik Sinner remains absent from the schedule due to his suspension, with Alexander Zverev the top seed at the 2025 Madrid Open.
He has secured a spot in the last 16 in Spain, although home favourite Carlos Alcaraz was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Alcaraz thanked his fans after making the difficult decision to withdraw, having suffered a leg injury at the Barcelona Open.
His Madrid Open absence has opened the door for many of his rivals to step up, although the tournament itself has just suffered a huge setback.
Tennis fans left shocked after power outage results in Madrid Open suspension
Monday’s play at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament and WTA 1000 event was suspended due to significant power cuts affecting parts of Spain and Madrid.
The issue was first noticed by many tennis fans when Grigor Dimitrov’s clash with Jacob Fearnley was ongoing, with the spider cam having been left dangling above the court due to the power outage.
One tennis fan wrote on X: “That is a really strange interruption,” with a second saying: “Is this some type of joke at this level?”
A third fan commented: “Shambles. Fearnley just gaining momentum,” with a fourth writing: “No power back up. This event is a joke!”
Another said: Between this and the line calling not working, ATP Tour have outdone themselves this time. They are inviting mistakes they can make. Incredible creativity.”
Other fans commented: “Bring lines people back” and “Master 1000 tournaments with no energy generator… Shameful.”
Other fans were, however, quickly on hand to defend the event, with one writing: “It affected the country, it has nothing to do with the tournament.”
Others said: “It’s affecting most of Spain and parts of Portugal and France, not just Caja Magica,” and “It’s a power cut in Madrid so not just affecting the tennis!”
How were the ATP and WTA tours impacted by the Madrid Open power outage?
Briton Fearnley had just saved a match point in his third round tie with Dimitrov when play was suspended, and was serving to stay in the match at 6-4, 5-4 down.
Two ATP singles matches and one doubles match were underway, with electronic line calling systems and scoreboards having been left out of action along with the spider cam.
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All 16 women remaining in the WTA 1000 event meanwhile had been scheduled to play on Monday, with two of the eight fourth-round matches completed before the blackout.
Moreover, it certainly wasn’t just the Madrid Open in general that was impacted, with plenty of issues for people in all walks of life across Spain and Portugal.
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