Extra day at Australian Open to cut late-night finishes

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.

Australian Open to cut late finishes with historic Sunday start

Organizers of the Australian Open (AO) announced on Tuesday that the 2024 tournament would start on Sunday, becoming a 15-day event i

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.

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.

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.

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.