PARIS: The French Open night session has come under fire again this year as almost exclusively men's matches have been scheduled to take place under the lights and some players have complained about the late hours. Since 2021, one match has been played on the main Court Philippe Chatrier in the evenings an
PARIS: The French Open night session has come under fire again this year as almost exclusively men's matches have been scheduled to take place under the lights and some players have complained about the late hours.
Wimbledon's Centre Court had a retractable roof installed in 2009, allowing play to continue at the grasscourt major during rain and into the night up until a locally-imposed curfew of 11pm BST. "When we play five sets, it can go until two in the morning. That's not so healthy for the player who wins the match and then has to play again the next day, like now," said the German, who will take part in his third night session on Monday when he plays Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round.
"I think you can let the women play more in the night sessions because they play a maximum of three sets," Zverev told a press conference that started shortly before 1.30am.Although world number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek defends gender equality, she admitted she did not like playing at night.
"I've always said, from the outset, that it's the quality of the line-up that decides the night session," she told reporters.
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