"It's Not Normal": Controversy at the US Open over the Games that Culminate in the Early Morning
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The marathon duel between Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton sparked a discussion at the United States Open and there are already proposals to shorten the matches.
US Open scheduling faces criticism after ‘not normal’ late-night finishes
Ben Shelton’s record-breaking late-night victory over Carlos Alcaraz has reignited the debate over scheduling at the US Open, where a flurry of finishes in the early hours have prompted calls for a curfew or radical demands for shorter matches.Shelton’s four-hour and 28-minute quarter-final defeat o
Shelton's victory in quarterfinals, after 4 hours and 28 minutes of play, ended at 03h34 locals on Wednesday, becoming the match that ended later in the 145-year history of the US Open. Although the night finals at Flushing Meadows are not new and Alcaraz himself fought Jannik Sinner in 2022 almost until three in the morning, the current edition of the tournament exceeded those levels. Until Wednesday four games have been extended until two in t…
One of the biggest issues at this year's US Open has been the matches that lasted into the early hours of the morning. Several of the men's semi-finalists were only able to sleep in the early hours of the morning, raising serious questions about sportsmanship and equality of opportunity, BBC Sport reported.
The two U.S. extensists gave their different views to tackle the US Open problem and their parties that end early in the morning, but did not agree.
In this edition of the open American four games have ended after 2:00 a.m. Martina Navratilova asks for changes: “This is not right and is not normal.”
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