![]() “The players involved in these night matches are badly affected and their chances of progression are slim. “I really think this is a nightmare for tennis,” Simon Cambers, a tennis writer and co-author of The Roger Federer Effect, tells CNN Sport. Those late finishes are good news for international viewers in Europe and North America, who are able to enjoy the drama and tension of a five-set match, but less good for those involved in the spectacle itself. after Roger Federer had taken four and a half hours to defeat Janko Tipsarevic earlier in the day. ![]() In 2008, Lleyton Hewitt secured victory over Marcos Baghdatis in five sets at 4:33 a.m. With 25 million players worldwide, padel is only tipped to get 'bigger and bigger' by tennis star Andy Murray (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images for Game4Padel) Luke Walker/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images for Game4Padel Game4Padel brings the world's fastest growing sport to Westfield London with a pop-up at Westfield White City on Novemin London, England. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: Andy Murray and Jamie Murray play Padel with local school children at the Game4Padel pop-up event. “It’s so disrespectful that the tournament has us out here until three, f***ing four in the morning and we’re not allowed to take a piss,” the Scot vented. Kokkinakis, too, deserves huge credit for continuing to fight well into small hours of Thursday morning when most in Australia had long been in bed.īut as the players emptied all their energy reserves on Margaret Court Arena, many came away wondering why a match was still being played past 4 a.m.Īmong them was Murray himself, who fumed at not being allowed to go to the toilet having already taken a bathroom break earlier in the match. ![]() 1, had come from two sets down to beat Kokkinakis at the Australian Open, laying bare all the grit and determination that has typified his tennis career. ![]() Murray, a three-time grand slam champion and former world No. in Melbourne when Andy Murray drilled a backhand winner past Thanasi Kokkinakis, finally ending a marathon contest which had started five hours and 45 minutes earlier. ![]()
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