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- Carlos Alcaraz lost a US Open quarter-final match that ended at 3:33 a.m. local time, setting a record for the latest finish in tournament history.
- The player argues that such late schedules negatively impact athlete recovery and cause spectators to leave before matches conclude.
- He suggests that tournaments should implement mandatory end times to protect player health and television viewership.
- Other tennis figures like Novak Djokovic and Andre Agassi have offered conflicting opinions on whether to shorten match formats to mitigate these scheduling issues.
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Carlos Alcaraz
world number three
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“For an athlete finishing at 3.30 in the morning, it means we had to leave the courts at 4.30, then back to the hotel”
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…and Melbourne often stretching late into the night. Many leading players have bemoaned the brutal schedule and Alcaraz, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, insists the time has come to make a change at the four majors. " For an athlete finishing at 3.30 in the morning, it means we had to leave the courts at 4.30, then back to the hotel ," he told reporters in London on the eve of this week's Laver Cup. "You don't go to bed until 6.30 or 7 in the morning. To recover for the next match, the person you play has an advantage. "It is too much. They are…
“It is a shame a match like this didn't reach a lot of people because they have to go to bed, they have to work in the morning”
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…injury. The 23-year-old believes matches that last late into the night are damaging for players and hinder the sport because many fans have to leave the stadium, while the television audience also drops. "100 percent. It is a shame a match like this didn't reach a lot of people because they have to go to bed, they have to work in the morning ," the world number three said. "If that match had started at 7 or 8pm, at the maximum finishing at 11, the stadium would have been packed. A lot had to miss it because of the schedule." 'Last thing you want' One way to…
Andre Agassi
Team World captain
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“I absolutely believe we should have it (five sets). I believe it's possible to get lucky and win two out of three. I don't think you can get lucky and win three out of five.”
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…win four to reduce match length. But American legend Andre Agassi insists players who achieve Grand Slam glory are admired for pushing their body to the limits. Agassi, who won eight majors in his iconic career, said: " I absolutely believe we should have it (five sets). I believe it's possible to get lucky and win two out of three. I don't think you can get lucky and win three out of five. "I think you really have to earn it. There should be a delineation between winning the Slams, the biggest tournaments, versus other weeks of the year." Agassi, serving as Team World captain in the latest edition of the…
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