Madrid Open matches cancelled as organisers release statement after power cut

Organisers of the Madrid Open have cancelled all of the day and night session matches following a mass power outage. Electricity went out across parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, wreaking havoc at the joint ATP-WTA 1000 event. Matches were suspended and players were taken off of the courts before the tournament decided to scrap play altogether.

It means British stars Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley will have to come back and complete their third-round matches another day. Draper and Norrie had not started when the power cut hit, while Fearnley was serving to stay in the match against No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov when play was suspended.

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