English Section
Polskie Radio English Section Sport

Madrid Open: Iga Swiatek’s rescheduled match confirmed after blackout disruption

29.04.2025 12:00
Poland's Iga Świątek and Russia's Diana Shnaider are set to face off around noon on Tuesday, with organizers confirming that power has been restored at Madrid’s Caja Mágica venue. Świątek’s fan club later assured via social media that the Polish star arrived on time for the match.
Polands Iga Swiatek was unable to play her scheduled match against Russias Diana Shnaider at the Madrid Open on Monday, April 28, 2025, due to a widespread power outage in Spain.
Poland’s Iga Swiatek was unable to play her scheduled match against Russia’s Diana Shnaider at the Madrid Open on Monday, April 28, 2025, due to a widespread power outage in Spain. Photo: JUANJO MARTIN/PAP/EPA

Polish tennis star Iga Świątek, the defending Madrid Open champion, was scheduled to play Russia’s Diana Shnaider in the round of 16 on Monday, but the match was postponed due to a widespread power outage.

Originally set for 1 p.m. local time, the match will now take place on Tuesday, 29 April at 12:00 noon.

The blackout, which began around 12:30 p.m. on 28 April, affected much of mainland Spain along with parts of Portugal and France, disrupting traffic lights, metro service, and other infrastructure in Madrid.

By early Tuesday, Spain’s national grid operator Red Eléctrica confirmed that more than 99% of the electricity supply had been restored and all substations were back online.

UPDATE: Iga Świątek on time for Madrid match despite power outage

Iga Świątek's fan club team confirmed via social media that nothing prevented the Polish tennis star from arriving on time for her match in Madrid.

Read more about this topic:

(m p)

Source: IAR/PAP/X/@WTA_UNE/@MutuaMadridOpen/@IgaUpdates_