Iga Świątek did not go to the court! The fans were suddenly evacuated
At 13:00 on Monday, Iga Świątek was to appear on the court in Madrid. However, the Polish woman did not go to the match with Diana Sznajder.
What is the reason for this situation? There was a gigantic technical failure in Spain. On the Manolo Santana court, the electricity got out, during the previously played (until 11:00) match. Gentlemen, Grigor Dimitrow and Jacob Fearnley fought on the court.
What’s more, the failure is very serious and not only affected the sports facility, where WTA and ATP 1000 tournaments are played, but throughout Madrid and other regions of the country.
According to Spanish media, supporters for security, they were evacuated from the stands, where they wanted to watch tennis events. Due to the scale of the failure, it is difficult to say which competition on the court will actually be resumed.
The organizers try to calm the situation through social media.
However, it must be admitted that we are talking about a really unusual situation, as for the realities of functioning in a tennis toura, in virtually every corner of the world. The Spaniards have not started a new week very well, it’s some …
Iga Świątek and all its championships
The Polish woman in her career so far has reached a total of 22. Championship titles at the courts almost all over the world.
Świątek triumphed in five struggles in a great shelter, four times on the courts of Roland Garros (2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and once at the US Open (2022). In addition, the prestigious triumph in WTA Finals (2023) should be added.
In addition, won in WTA 1000 rank tournaments, respectively in Rome (2021, 2022, 2024), Dosze (2022 and 2024), Indian Wells (2022 and 2024), Miami (2022), Beijing (2023) and Madrid (2024).
The list also includes the WTA 500 struggle, successively: Adelajda (2021), Stuttgart (2022 and 2023), San Diego (2022) and the aforementioned Dosze (2023). Plus Polish accent, WTA 250 in Warsaw (2023).
After the Olympic tournament in Paris (2024), the bronze medal of the Games should be added to this list. The first album in the history of Polish Olympicism pulled out of competition on tennis courts.
