Coco Gauff left in dark by Madrid Open outage

 , one of the top players in tennis, made her deepest run yet at the 2025 Madrid Open, a WTA 1000 event on clay at the Caja Mágica. After a first-round bye, she fought back from a 6-0 first-set loss to beat Dayana Yastremska 0-6, 6-2, 7-5, then took down fellow American Ann Li 6-2, 6-3 to reach the fourth round. Gauff stayed strong with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Belinda Bencic in the Round of 16. 

She was able to finish her match without issue — but technical problems hit during her on-court interview, when a sudden power outage left her visibly shaken and briefly threw the tournament into chaos. 

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Gauff stays composed as power outage disrupts Madrid Open

A massive power outage swept across Spain, Portugal, and parts of France, throwing public transport, traffic, and flights into chaos. The disruption also hit the Madrid Open, where matches and player interviews were briefly thrown into disarray. During an early morning post-match interview, Coco Gauff’s microphone suddenly cut out. The 21-year-old froze, visibly startled, stepping back and instinctively covering her mouth as the live TV feed went silent. Moments later, she recovered, smiling as she continued chatting with the reporter off-camera while the broadcast scrambled to get back on track.

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Power outage halts matches at 2025 Madrid Open

When the power outage hit the 2025 Madrid Open on April 28 at 12:34 p.m. local time (CEST), several matches were underway and had to be suspended.

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Matches Suspended:

Men’s Singles (Third Round):

• Grigor Dimitrov (the No. 15 seed) was leading Jacob Fearnley 6-4, 5-4 at Manolo Santana Stadium.
• Matteo Arnaldi was ahead 6-3, 3-2 against Damir Dzumhur on Court 4.
• Arnaldi’s match later resumed with manual line calling; he won 6-3, 6-4.

Men’s Doubles:

• One match was in progress, but player details were not reported.

Completed Before Outage:

• Coco Gauff (No. 4 seed) defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2.
• Mirra Andreeva (No. 7 seed) defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-1, 6-4.

Upcoming Matches:

• Iga Swiatek (No. 2 seed) was scheduled to play Diana Shnaider after the Dimitrov-Fearnley match but was still in the players’ lounge when the outage happened.