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28
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4%
1 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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With empty seats everywhere after he finished his U.S. Open first-round match in the early morning hours, he took two questions from reporters on the court and quickly wrapped it up.
“I think everybody’s tired,” he said.
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he → finish → it
“Everybody wants to go to sleep.”
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Everybody → want → sleep
The city that never sleeps is going a little overboard this year.
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that → sleep → ?
Players have long loved the electricity of night matches at the U.S. Open, where tennis under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium is a hallmark of the American Grand Slam tournament, with fans staying late and bringing plenty of energy.
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fans → love → energy
But with the tournament this year already setting a record with three post-2 a.m. finishes over the first six days, plus two more going past 1 a.m., concerns are bubbling up about how much after midnight is too much on such a big stage.
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much → set → stage
“I know they’re dealing with a lot of different aspects as far as broadcast and TV and making sure certain matches get done and are starting at a certain time for those reasons,” third-ranked women’s player Jessica Pegula said.
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Pegula → know → reasons
”But you have to wonder if it’s really the right thing for players to be finishing at 2 a.m., especially when it’s not — like, I’m not watching on TV.
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I → have → TV
I’m sleeping.
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I → sleep → ?
Some people stay, but there is a lot of people that need to go home.”
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that → stay → people
Wimbledon instituted an 11 p.m. curfew.
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Wimbledon → institute → curfew
The French Open schedules just one match a night.
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Open → schedule → match
The U.S. Open is famous for going late, though this time maybe to an extreme.
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Open → go → extreme
On opening night, Venus Williams was subjected to the latest start in U.S. Open history at 12:13 a.m., after it took 4 hours, 36 minutes for Novak Djokovic to get knocked out in the first round.
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Djokovic → subject → round
Much of the crowd stuck around to see what could wind up being the 46-year-old’s final Grand Slam singles match, a loss to Sofia Kenin, but the timing itself was a challenge.
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timing → stick → Kenin
“It’s not ideal,” Williams said.
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Williams → ’ → ?
“I would have preferred something else, definitely.
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I → prefer → something
It wasn’t great for either of us, so I think we both tried our best.
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we → think → best
I just don’t know any other sport where you have to start that late.
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you → know → sport
I definitely think there’s room for improvement there.”
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I → think → improvement
Zverev’s first two matches ended at 1:55 and 2:15 a.m., making him the first top-seeded man to play back-to-back five-set matches to start a major in the Open era, which dates to 1968.
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which → end → 1968
Ben Shelton’s second-rounder that started Friday night went until 2:07 a.m. Saturday thanks to the Williams sisters’ doubles match lasting more than three hours.
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that → start → hours
Four of the latest 17 finishes in tournament history have occurred this year.
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Four → occur → history
The record is still 2:50 a.m. from when Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals in 2022 on the way to his first U.S. Open title.
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Alcaraz → beat → title
“Not easy,” Shelton said after defeating Denis Shapovalov in 3 hours, 22 minutes.
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Shelton → say → hours
Shelton figured the earliest he’d get to sleep was 5 a.m.
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, who two years ago played what is now the fourth-latest women’s match, is not a fan of playing after midnight and the potentially lingering effects.
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what → figure → midnight
“When you finish late, the next day shifts a lot,” Sabalenka said.
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Sabalenka → finish → ?
“Like, you still need to get your hours of sleep, so you start later.
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you → need → sleep
You just can really mess up your schedule.”
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You → mess → schedule
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