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At the Australian Open 2024 there was a lot of controversy regarding the tournament schedule and the timing of the matches, which, in some cases, ended late at night. The Happy Slam CEO Craig Tiley has been hit by a wave of controversy over the management of the tournament and some controversial decisions, which have led to some players having to finish their matches past midnight.
The debate over the length of tennis matches comes to the fore every now and then. During Grand Slam tournaments there are sometimes very long matches with a best of 5 sets. And naturally we return to talking about attempts to shorten the duration of matches by trying to intervene on the rules and modify some game situations.
This fact would naturally also affect the too late conclusion of the evening sessions which often extend into the late hours of the night. The latest proposal in order to try to reduce the duration of the matches and consequently the conclusion of the evening sessions late at night comes from Tiley.
In an interview with ABC News, in which he took stock of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season a few hours after its conclusion,…
