Published 2 months ago

Extra day at Australian Open to cut late-night finishes

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The Australian Open will be held over 15 days instead of the usual 14. Night sessions will continue to feature a minimum of two matches. The move will help reduce the number of matches that finish late, organisers say. The tournament will run from January 14-28, 2015.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Australian Open expands to avoid late finishes

Australian Open organisers have added an extra day to the schedule from 2024 to avoid early-morning finishes.

2 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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RTÉ

Extra day at Australian Open to cut late-night finishes

The Australian Open will switch to a Sunday start and be held over 15 days instead of 14 for the first time next year in a bid to avoid night matches finishing in the early hours of the morning, organisers said.

2 months ago·Ireland

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News

Major change to Australian Open format makes history

Marathon night sessions stretching to the early morning at the Australian Open could be a thing of the past after a huge change.

2 months ago·Australia

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The Age

Australian Open gets extra day to cut late-night finishes

The Australian Open will run for an extra day next year with the tennis tournament set to start on a Sunday in 2024.

2 months ago·Australia

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The Daily Telegraph

Huge change makes Australian Open history

Australian Open director Craig Tiley says event organisers have listened to “players and fans” after confirming the first grand slam of 2024 would start a day earlier to avoid marathon night sessions that stretched into early morning.

2 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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