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[ad_1] Frustrated tennis fans with night session tickets for Rod Laver Arena were left waiting almost two hours to take their seats on Tuesday – begging Australian Open organisers to take action. “It’s frustrating. I thought extending the tournament was to take the strain off late night matches but it obviously hasn’t worked,” one man … Read more
[ad_1] When you tune into Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open quarter-final on Tuesday, you’ll be looking at something different – even if it isn’t obvious. After all, the world No.1 has spent a whole lot of time on Rod Laver Arena. In fact he’s the greatest player in the history of the venue, at 78-7 – … Read more
[ad_1] The Australian Open has been roasted for its total inability to rein in late finishes, after former finalist Daniil Medvedev wrapped up play at 3:40am on Friday morning. Just four matches were played on Rod Laver Arena on day five (Thursday), one of a series of changes made to – theoretically – ensure play … Read more
[ad_1] As if a grand slam tournament isn’t challenging enough, Alex de Minaur’s Australian Open campaign will face somewhat of a hurdle in the second round. Grand slam tournaments are a marathon, not a sprint compared to other tournaments on the tennis calendar with men’s players in particular having best-of-five set matches rather than the … Read more
[ad_1] Tennis great John McEnroe has rubbished suggestions that adding an extra day to the Australian Open schedule is a move focused on player welfare – calling it a “money grab” that he doesn’t agree with. Australian Open director Craig Tiley announced in October the 2024 grand slam would start a day earlier than normal, … Read more