Tennis-Latest finish puts US Open scheduling under harsh spotlight again网球——最新战况再次让美网赛程安排备受关注
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - When the dust settled on Ben Shelton's shock win over defending champion Carlos Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m. on Wednesday in the latest-ever finish at the U.S. Open, organisers faced a question that had been forming for days: how late is too late?
Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 9, 2026 Ben Shelton of the U.S. hugs Spain's Carlos Alcaraz after winning his quarter-final match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Geoff Burke
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - When the dust settled on Ben Shelton's shock win over defending champion Carlos Alcaraz at 3:33 a.m. on Wednesday in the latest-ever finish at the U.S. Open, organisers faced a question that had been forming for days: how late is too late?
The concern was not sparked by one marathon alone as three matches ended after 2 a.m. during the Grand Slam's opening week, while two more ran well beyond midnight and Venus Williams was involved in the latest-starting clash that began at 12:13 a.m.
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网球——美国网球公开赛——美国纽约法拉盛草地网球场——2026年9月9日，美国选手本·谢尔顿在赢得四分之一决赛后拥抱西班牙选手卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯。（图片来源：路透社/杰夫·伯克）
纽约，9 月 9 日（路透社）——周三凌晨 3 点 33 分，本·谢尔顿爆冷击败卫冕冠军卡洛斯·阿尔卡拉斯，创造了美国网球公开赛历史上最晚的比赛结束纪录。尘埃落定后，赛事组织者面临着一个已经酝酿了好几天的问题：到底多晚才算太晚？
引发担忧的并非仅仅是一场马拉松式的比赛，因为在大满贯首周，有三场比赛在凌晨2点之后才结束，另有两场比赛持续到午夜之后，而维纳斯·威廉姆斯参与的那场最晚开赛的比赛则在凌晨12点13分开始。
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