The US Open’s scheduling comes under fresh scrutiny after Ben Shelton’s record-breaking late-night quarter-final against Carlos Alcaraz, which ends at 3:34 a.m. Local time. The match, which lasts 4 hours 28 minutes, is reported as the latest finish in the tournament’s 145-year history.
While both outlets note that late finishes are not new at Flushing Meadows, they frame this year’s sequence of early-hour endings as reaching a new level. NDTV highlights renewed calls for measures such as a curfew or substantial changes to match length. Inquirer.net also places the controversy in context, citing that the 2022 US Open featured a similarly late marathon, when Alcaraz played Jannik Sinner until about 2:50 a.m.
The core difference in emphasis is that NDTV focuses on the public debate and urgency around scheduling reform, whereas Inquirer.net emphasizes the historical comparisons and the specific timing milestone tied to this year’s latest finish.
