There have been a lot of questions from fans and players alike about scheduling two-night matches at the Grand Slams. There is a high possibility of late finishes if the second match goes all the way, which hinders the recovery of the players.
In an interview with Channel 9, Tiley explained the reasoning behind putting on two matches between 7 pm and 12 pm.
The Australian Open tournament director also claimed that there was no need to make changes to the schedule and that the tournament always looks at options for these scenarios in their debriefs.
“I don’t know who it’s beneficial for” - Andy Murray on the scheduling of night matches
Andy Murray mentioned that he was not sure how finishing a match at 4 am would be beneficial for anyone.
In his post-match press conference, he revealed that late finishes were not good for either players, fans, or officials.
He stated that they need to have talks about resolving this issue of scheduling in the future.
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