Power outage affects 2025 Madrid tennis tournament: Gauff is in an embarrassing situation, and Andreeva feels a little excited

Due to the impact of a large-scale power outage, all matches of the 2025 Madrid Tennis Tournament on the 28th local time have been cancelled, and the unfinished matches will be postponed until the 29th. "Due to reasons beyond the control of the organisers, and in order to ensure public safety, the Madrid Open matinee and night matches on Monday 28 April have been postponed due to a nationwide power outage," the Madrid Open Organizing Committee announced.

Spain's blackout also postponed as many as 22 matches of the Madrid tennis tournament on Monday

At about 12:34 p.m. on Monday, the power was suddenly cut off at the scene, and the electronic scoreboard and photographic equipment were affected. Dimitrov's men's singles round of 32 was suspended as the Bulgarian took a 6-4, 5-4 lead over Britain's Fearnley. As a result of the blackout, as many as 22 matches of the Madrid tennis tournament were postponed on Monday, while the tournament organized only two women's singles matches and Dimitrov's unfinished men's singles match on Monday.

Widespread power outages in Portugal and Spain on Monday affected several cities and millions of people are expected to be affected. According to reports, this large-scale blackout was due to a fire on a high-voltage transmission line between southern France and Spain, which interrupted the export of electricity from France to the Iberian Peninsula.

Gauff, the first sister of the United States, completed the round of 16 before the power outage, but she was helpless when she encountered a power and water outage after the game

Gauff was abruptly silenced during his visit. Gauff, the American sister who had just beaten Swiss star Bencic 6-4, 6-2 in the women's singles round of 16 before the blackout, happened to encounter a power outage during a post-match interview, and was suddenly silenced in the middle of her answer, so the interview was forced to be suspended, and the confused Gauff had to go back to the players' lounge in the dark.

The 21-year-old Gauff later said: "It was pitch black and I found out there was a power outage. I thought it was only for us here, and then I learned that the whole country was like this, which was crazy. Gauff, who was about to shower in the dimly lit lounge, later realized that the water had also stopped. "So I had to wipe myself with baby wipes, spray some perfume, and I'm done," Gauff said.

Andreyeva, who is only 17 years old in Russia

The other Women's Singles round of 16 was also completed before the blackout, with Russia's 17-year-old Andreeva beating Ukraine's Starodubtseva 6-1, 6-4. Andreeva and Gauff are about to stage a "youth showdown" in the women's singles quarterfinals.
For the power outage, Andreeva felt a little excited. "It's the first time I've experienced a power outage while I'm racing, and I'm actually a little excited because I've never had anything like this before," she said. I'm glad they put me in the first row so I can get everything done on time. ”