Alcaraz Wants End to Late-Night Matches at Grand Slams
The world number three said matches ending at 3:33 a.m. hurt players, stadium crowds and television audiences.
- On Thursday, Carlos Alcaraz, the world number three, urged Grand Slam organizers to prevent matches from running into the early morning hours, citing physical strain after his recent US Open exit.
- Alcaraz's title defense ended in a five-set thriller against Ben Shelton that concluded at 3:33 AM, marking the latest finish in US Open history after four hours and 28 minutes of play.
- Alcaraz told reporters in London that finishing at 3:30 AM forces players to bed by 7 AM, hindering recovery and giving opponents an unfair edge, while late schedules cause fans to leave stadiums early.
- Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, recently proposed slashing sets from first-to-six to first-to-four games to reduce match length, while others suggest switching to best-of-three matches.
- Team World captain Andre Agassi defended the five-set format, insisting the "gladiator" nature of tennis makes major titles meaningful and arguing that shortening matches would dilute the sport's rich history.
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Eliminated in the middle of the night by Ben Shelton at the US Open, the Spaniard sent a message to the world tennis authorities regarding the schedule in the Grand Slam.
That quarter final, played at five sets (6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7)), began on a Tuesday night and ended in the early morning of Wednesday after 4 hours and 28 minutes, being the game that later ended in the history of the United States Open. "For a player who ends at 3:30 a.m., that means that we have to leave the track at 4:30 a.m. and then return to the hotel," said number three of the world at a press conference in London on the ev…
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Alcaraz wants end to late-night matches at Grand Slams
Alcaraz's reign as US Open champion was shattered by Ben Shelton in a five-set thriller that finished at 3.33am local time in New York. The quarter-final started on a Tuesday evening and finally came to a conclusion after four hours and 28 minutes on a Wednesday morning in the latest finish in US Open history. The cut-off for matches at Wimbledon is 11pm local time, but the US Open, French Open and Australian Open do not have an alloted time to …
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