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The WTA and ATP have collectively introduced on Tuesday new scheduling laws that limit night matches to 2 per court docket and per day, with a advisable begin time of 1830 native time to curb matches from concluding within the early morning hours.
The Australian Open will swap to a Sunday begin and be held over 15 days as a substitute of 14 for the primary time this yr in a bid to keep away from late finishes, organisers stated in October.
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There will probably be not more than 5 matches per day per court docket, with three matches through the day session and two matches through the night session, the organising our bodies stated.
“No matches (will) go on court docket after 11 p.m., except accredited by the WTA/ATP supervisor in session with WTA/ATP administration,” the assertion added.
The matches that don’t start by 2230 native time will probably be moved to another court docket by no later than 2300 native time, with the night time classes to start no later than 1930 native time.
The WTA and ATP occasions will implement new laws from January.
The 2 our bodies additionally introduced a strategic overview of tennis balls with the goal of eliminating potential inconsistencies of balls used week-on-week by introducing “tighter certification and specification necessities for an enhanced end-product”.