Madrid Open tennis resumes after chaos caused by massive power outage

Madrid Open tennis resumes after chaos caused by massive power outage
  • Caja Mágica power restored at 8am on Tuesday morning
  • Widespread outage emerged in Spain and Portugal

The Madrid Open resumed on Tuesday afternoon after a massive power outage left Spain and Portugal without electricity on Monday and forced the tournament to suspend all matches after 90 minutes of play. After about 10 hours without electricity and mobile internet for most people in Madrid, power to homes and phones returned late on Monday night, prompting widespread cheers in the streets. However, the Caja Mágica, which is situated in the southern neighbourhood of San Fermín, remained without power overnight.

At 7am, the Madrid Open announced that the opening of the gates had been delayed. An hour later, power was finally restored. Although play normally begins at 11am, it started at noon on Tuesday.

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