Carlos Alcaraz calls for Grand Slam tournaments to schedule matches so they end by 11 p.m., saying late-night finishes are putting players under unnecessary strain. His comments follow the end of his US Open title defence, which ended with his quarter-final match against Ben Shelton finishing at 3:33 a.m.
Several outlets report that Alcaraz is responding to a broader pattern of very late Grand Slam match conclusions. They note that the US Open had seen a late finish, and Yahoo Sports adds context by pointing to other recent examples, including a Paris match in 2024 that ended at 3:07 a.m. and the general tendency for some events in New York and Melbourne to run into the early hours.
While the reports focus on Alcaraz’s specific request for an 11 p.m. cut-off, they differ slightly in emphasis: some foreground the immediate impact on his own match outcome, while others broaden the discussion to include other tournaments and historical late finishes.
