MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley insisted on Friday (Jan 20) that there was 'no need' to alter scheduling at the tournament despite stinging criticism after the second-latest finish at a Grand Slam ever. Veteran Andy Murray battled through a five-set epic against home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis wh
MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley insisted on Friday that there was"no need" to alter scheduling at the tournament despite stinging criticism after the second-latest finish at a Grand Slam ever.
"I don't know who it's beneficial for. A match like that, we come here after the match, and that's what the discussion is," the 35-year-old Briton said after the five-hour-and-45-minute spectacle, the longest match of his career.The match clock is pictured at the end of the 2023 Australian Open men's singles match between Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis and winner Britain's Andy Murray.
"You would expect from 7pm to 12pm in that five-hour window, you would get two matches," he told broadcaster Channel Nine.
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