Blackout in Spain
Tennis tournament in Madrid interrupted due to power failure
The tennis professionals in Madrid are also affected by the large power failure in Spain. In the interview after the game, the microphone suddenly failed with top player Coco Gauff.
The massive power failure in large parts of Spain has also affected the action at the tennis tournament in Madrid. The game of the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrow against the British Jacob Fearnley had to be interrupted at 6: 4, 5: 4. The rope camera, the so -called Spider Cam, got stuck directly above the Center Court.
In addition, the electronic line calling no longer worked: There are no linesquarters at the Masters 1000 tournament, but it is electronically checked whether a ball is in the field or not.
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The American Coco Gauff also felt the effects. The 21-year-old was just interviewed after her success against Belinda Bencic from Switzerland when the microphone no longer worked because of the power failure. According to the men’s organization ATP, two singles and one double ran at the time of the power failure. Sales and food stalls on the Caja Magica system were also suddenly without electricity.
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The Pay TV broadcaster Sky, which was broadcast in Germany, once again showed pictures of the game of Alexander Zverev against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina during the interruption of the current events, and Germany’s top player had won in three sets on Sunday.
The causes of the massive power failure, which also affected Portugal and France in addition to Spain, are currently unclear.
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