The Lemon Fool

Over the weekend Novak Djokovic won his match at the French open. The match started at 10.30pm and finished after 3am. What on earth prompted the tennis authorities to start an important match so late? It seems to show the local tennis fans little consideration, particularly children.

Cinelli

cinelli wrote:Over the weekend Novak Djokovic won his match at the French open. The match started at 10.30pm and finished after 3am. What on earth prompted the tennis authorities to start an important match so late? It seems to show the local tennis fans little consideration, particularly children.

Cinelli

TV contracts. Most of the big tournaments now have a night time session (they need good floodlights and having paid for them want to get their money's worth). If the earlier matches finish later than anticipated this has a knock on effect which leads to a late start for the last match of the day.

Earlier this year Andy Murray's match against Thanasi Kokkinakis finished at 4.05am local time.

https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12790526/australian-open-andy-murray-blasts-farce-of-late-night-finishes-after-epic-win-over-thanasi-kokkinakis

The French Open used to stop play when the sun finally set for the night, even if the light was still good enough to play for a few more minutes. Not any more.

Djokovic is 2 sets to 1 down on Eurosport as I type this.

SalvorHardin wrote:
Djokovic is 2 sets to 1 down on Eurosport as I type this.

Yes, I was following this match on the radio. ND won in five sets.

I like to think that Wimbledon would never agree to such barmy scheduling.

Cinelli

cinelli wrote:Yes, I was following this match on the radio. ND won in five sets.

I like to think that Wimbledon would never agree to such barmy scheduling.

Cinelli

They can't, Wimbledon has a curfew at 11pm. Anyone found in the grounds after that time is shot.

BoE

Bubblesofearth wrote:

cinelli wrote:Yes, I was following this match on the radio. ND won in five sets.

I like to think that Wimbledon would never agree to such barmy scheduling.

Cinelli

They can't, Wimbledon has a curfew at 11pm. Anyone found in the grounds after that time is shot.

BoE

or captured and taken to Bulgaria

servodude wrote:

Bubblesofearth wrote:
They can't, Wimbledon has a curfew at 11pm. Anyone found in the grounds after that time is shot.

BoE

or captured and taken to Bulgaria

Not Rwanda?

didds wrote:

servodude wrote:or captured and taken to Bulgaria

Not Rwanda?

Not a Womble I recall