Spain's power outage plunges Madrid Open tennis into chaos - with moment electricity went out caught on camera, play unable to start, players eating by candlelight and fans stuck in the dark

Spain's power outage plunges Madrid Open tennis into chaos - with moment electricity went out caught on camera, play unable to start, players eating by candlelight and fans stuck in the dark

A massive power outage in Spain and Portugal plunged the Madrid Open into chaos - and left Britain's Jacob Fearnley in limbo.

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