The Caja Magica tennis complex in Madrid saw action resume on Tuesday after a power restoration allowed the Madrid Open to proceed with its full day matches. Iga Swiatek, ranked second in the world, successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating Diana Shnaider with scores of 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4, keeping her on course to defend her title in Madrid.
A significant power outage on Monday forced 22 matches to be postponed, leaving parts of Madrid without electricity overnight. While the majority of the city had power restored by Tuesday morning, the Caja Magica still faced issues early in the day, causing delays in fan entry. Luckily, electricity returned swiftly, allowing the planned schedule to remain unchanged, although there was a risk of delaying the night session due to the backlog of matches.
Battling in one of the opening matches of the day, Swiatek dominated the first set but had to labor to save 11 out of 13 break points in her victory over Shnaider, the 13th seed. Throughout the year, Swiatek has consistently reached at least the quarterfinals in tournaments, though she has not gone beyond semifinals since last year’s Roland Garros. Her next challenge will be against Keys, who dominated Donna Vekic with a 6-2, 6-3 win. The upcoming match marks Swiatek’s first encounter with Keys since her semifinal loss at the Australian Open, despite having a match point.
In the men’s division, Alex de Minaur matched Carlos Alcaraz’s tour-leading 24 victories this season by defeating Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-6 (3). Reflecting on his win, De Minaur commented on Shapovalov’s formidable court presence and his own efforts to counteract it. Elsewhere, Americans Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe advanced. Paul, seeded 11th, outplayed Karen Khachanov 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, while Tiafoe, the 16th seed, overcame Alexandre Muller 6-3, 6-3.
Some players, including Tommy Paul and young talent Jakub Mensic, navigated the intense challenge of playing both singles and doubles on the same day. Mensic triumphed over Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-2 before participating in his doubles matchup shortly afterward.
Outside the complex, ticket holders for Monday’s postponed games faced lengthy waits and were not granted access the following day. Juan Duato, among those affected, expressed confusion over entry procedures. Officials later clarified that full refunds for Monday’s ticket purchases would be processed automatically in the following days.
Security and safety concerns led to the evacuation of those inside the Caja Magica following Monday’s blackout, which disrupted numerous systems across Spain and Portugal, including subway lines and ATMs. At the time of the outage, two ATP singles matches and one doubles contest were in progress.
The matches scheduled for Tuesday featured second-ranked Alexander Zverev against Francisco Cerundolo in men’s contests, and top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka opposing Peyton Stearns, amid other women’s matches in the fourth round.