Ernest Osogbue
The Madrid Open tennis championship was disrupted earlier today as electricity supply across Spain and parts of Portugal went off.
British tennis player Jacob Fernley was trailing Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 4-6, 4-5, and serving to stay in their round of 32 encounter when electricity went off.The two players had to be spirited out of the stadium by security to avoid any mishaps.
Meanwhile, organizers have called off all the matches scheduled for today. Portugal grid operator REN attributed the power outage to ‘extreme temperature variations.’ Information available to kjnnetwork.com is that Brazilian doubles specialist Fernando Romboli was stuck in the lift for almost an hour before being rescued.
At the time of this report, power has gradually begun to be restored, with swathes of Spain and Portugal still in darkness, with tennis players left stunned by the unexpected turn of events.
Nigerians can take courage from this event, as it is a clear indication that ‘NEPA’ can also disrupt electricity in Europe.
