Coco Gauff revealed that she had to shower in the dark after the Madrid Open was affected by a mass power cut. The world No. 4 luckily managed to win her fourth-round match moments before the lights went out inside the Caja Magica, with the power going out in the middle of her on-court interview.

World No. 4 Coco Gauff used her social media to share the events of the European blackout with fans all over the world.

Play was suspended at the Madrid Open the afternoon of April 28 before being canceled for the day and night, due to a power outage across Spain and the Iberian Peninsula. The loss of power meant that the electronic line calling (ELC) system used to judge whether a shot has landed in or out did not work,