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A very large -scale power failure affects the Iberian peninsula on April 28. An incident that forced the Masters 1000 from Madrid to the interruption of several games. On annexed terrains, no interruption but a return to more traditional arbitration.
Madrid’s Masters 1000 definitely collects unexpected dysfunctions. Sunday, April 27, it was a likely error in the electronic arbitration system that led Alexander Zverev to release his phone in the middle of a match to challenge a decision. Since 12:30 p.m. this Monday, April 28, the tournament, like the entire Spanish territory, has been affected by a power failure.
The traffic lights no longer work, the trains and metro trains remain at the quay … The country is stopped and a slight panic has taken hold of the inhabitants. The spectators of the tennis tournament did not escape the rule, sometimes evolving blind in infrastructure plunged into darkness. Matteo Arnaldi and Damir Dzumhur (6-3/3-2) but also Grigor Dimitrov and Jacob Fearnley (6-4/5-4) were forced to interrupt their respective matches. Many equipment, including score display tables, remain inoperative.
We continue in the most complete delirium in Madrid
Without electricity, the Spider camera can no longer move and is far too close to the net
-Dimitrov and Fearnley can therefore no longer play because of this when the game was going to resume with the referee as Hawk Eye pic.twitter.com/SK0UTP9dMM
– White game (@jeublanc_off) https://twitter.com/JeuBlanc_off/status/1916805939887522110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The Spider Cam (aerial camera that overlooks the court, editor’s note) remained blocked on the match between Dimitrov and Fearnley. Too close to the net, she prevented the resumption of the match. On short annexes, training and certain double matches continue. The latter are arbitrated “old-fashioned” without electronic assistance, although it seems functional.
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The Red Electrica network manager has announced “electrical supply plans in collaboration with companies in the sector”. However, as a security measure, the organizers announced at 4:30 p.m. the cancellation of all the matches scheduled for April 28.
