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.

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Extra day at Australian Open to cut late-night finishes

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

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Australian Open expands to avoid late finishes

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

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Major change to Australian Open format makes history

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

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Australian Open gets extra day to cut late-night finishes

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.

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Huge change makes Australian Open history

For the first time in Australian Open history, the 2024 edition will have a Sunday start as a radical measure to avoid late night finishes, tournament director Craig Tiley confirmed.That means next year's Australian Open will officially become a 15-day event, giving the tournamnet organizers the cha...

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2024 Australian Open Set For Historic Sunday Start To Prevent Late-Night Finishes

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

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Australian Open to cut late finishes with historic Sunday start

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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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