'Start at 6pm': Medvedev's Australian Open night plea

'Start at 6pm': Medvedev's Australian Open night plea

Former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev has featured in absurd late-night finishes at the Australian Open, but he has a solution to the regular nocturnal nonsense.

"Starting the first match at 7pm is just asking for trouble" - Medvedev criticises late starts at Australian Open while requesting earlier start time

Daniil Medvedev has shared his frustrations about evening matches at the Australian Open, consistently continuing his complaints on the late starts and even later finishes in Melbourne, which has motivated him to plea for an earlier start time. The Australian Open in synonymous with having matches t...

Daniil Medvedev Calls For Earlier Start Time To Cut Late-Night Finishes At Australian Open

Three-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev believes that the Australian Open should begin their evening session an hour earlier to reduce late-night finishes based on his own experiences.  Last year at Melbourne Park, the former world No.1 lost to Learner Tien in a five-set thriller that didn’t conclude until 02:54 local time. Meanwhile, In 2024, his match against Emil […]