{"id":80413,"date":"2025-02-26T02:33:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=80413"},"modified":"2025-02-26T02:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T07:33:32","slug":"blackout-curfew-forces-suspension-of-atp-santiago-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/02\/26\/blackout-curfew-forces-suspension-of-atp-santiago-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackout Curfew Forces Suspension of ATP Santiago Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A power outage impacted <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chile-blackout-power-outage-south-america-failure-electricity-8224a4cbcfc98c4f17e7d1e3b00936b5\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtually all of Chile<\/a>, hindering the completion of the second day of the Chile Open.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant blackout in the nation since the 8.5-magnitude earthquake in February 2010 affected nearly 19 million individuals. This disruption was triggered by a failure in the transmission line in northern Chile: the metro system in the capital ground to a halt, most traffic lights were out of service, and people found themselves trapped in elevators.<\/p>\n<p>However, the ATP Santiago event hosted at the Club Deportivo Universidad Cat\u00f3lica at the base of the Andes outside the city felt like a separate reality. Generators kept the tournament running smoothly, allowing matches to continue nearly without interruption.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t the power outage that halted the second day of the competition. The Chilean government declared a state of emergency and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/santiago-2025-tuesday-curfew\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> imposed a curfew<\/a> from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The curfew benefited Chilean player Tom\u00e1s Barrios. His match was interrupted while behind 6-1 against Argentina\u2019s Federico Coria on the centre court. Simultaneously, Francisco Comesa\u00f1a led 7-6 (3), 1-2 against Brazil\u2019s Felipe Meligeni Alves.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jarry vs Ugo Carabelli Clash; Etcheverry &amp; Coria Play | Santiago 2025 Day\u00a02\u00a0Highlights\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qtDiabYqG74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bosnian Damir D\u017eumhur was among the few players who noticed the impact of the electrical crisis on the tournament. After the event transitioned to its own power source, the 32-year-old expressed frustration about issues with the new Electronic Line Calling Live (ELC Live) system.<\/p>\n<p>Six singles matches were finalized on Tuesday. Federico Coria vs Tom\u00e1s Barrios Vera and Francisco Comesana vs Felipe Meligeni Alves were ongoing and postponed until Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Play is expected to resume at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Photo by Markus Tobisch\/SEPA.Media \/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A power outage impacted virtually all of Chile, hindering the completion of the second day of the Chile Open. The most significant blackout in the nation since the 8.5-magnitude earthquake in February 2010 affected nearly 19 million individuals. 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