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What time can they play until? Surely there has to be a stop point at some stage or does it have to continue?
 

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It is, but it's still nuts. Haven't Wimbledon and the French Open got sensible stop limits these days? And it's rare to see a normal ATP/WTA event played into the small hours, I think - at least, I've never noticed it and I watch most tournaments.
Yeah I think it's crazy. Wimbledon have a curfew of 11pm but that's due to it being in a residential area. RG is in a residential area too but I don't think there is a curfew but since they brought in night sessions a couple of years ago they have had the same problems of matches dragging on until after midnight.

In events where there are night sessions it happens regularly even on the ATP/WTA tour. Zverev finished a match in Acapulco at nearly 5am. Murray had one in Washington a few years ago where he played until 3am.
 

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Yeah I think it's crazy. Wimbledon have a curfew of 11pm but that's due to it being in a residential area. RG is in a residential area too but I don't think there is a curfew but since they brought in night sessions a couple of years ago they have had the same problems of matches dragging on until after midnight.

In events where there are night sessions it happens regularly even on the ATP/WTA tour. Zverev finished a match in Acapulco at nearly 5am. Murray had one in Washington a few years ago where he played until 3am.
I remember that Acapulco match I think, last years? If the tours aren't going to have stopping times, they probably should introduce starting time limits.
 

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I remember that Acapulco match I think, last years? If the tours aren't going to have stopping times, they probably should introduce starting time limits.
Yeah it was last year. I guess the problem is tournaments ultimately want to make money and a lot of these night sessions are good for broadcasters and for ticket sales and that's what's driving things. It's nice how at Wimbledon you have tickets for the day and you see everything on that one day but when night sessions are involved there are separate day and night/evening session tickets. Broadcasters can hype the night session etc.
 

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Kokkinakis is living off his serve at the moment. Unbelievable how accurate it’s been in key moments. And as I say that, it feels like that’s the first time he couldn’t find an ace at break point.
 

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This would be one of the all time great sporting comebacks!

Momentum is massive though and Murray has it all!
 

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Nope. What makes it the greatest sporting comeback ever? Surely you've seen better and on bigger stages / against top opponents
Murray was nowhere despite playing well. He has a metal hip after two hip surgeries. Kokkinakis played some of the most aggressively-successful tennis I've ever seen for the first three sets.

You might have bolded 'the', but the post you quoted said 'one of the'. Which this would be.

It's 4 o'clock in the morning, and it's starting to get light.
 

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Murray was nowhere despite playing well. He has a metal hip after two hip surgeries. Kokkinakis played some of the most aggressively-successful tennis I've ever seen for the first three sets.

You might have bolded 'the', but the post you quoted said 'one of the'. Which this would be.

It's 4 o'clock in the morning, and it's starting to get light.
Took the words right out of my mouth :)
 

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Unbelievable match.

Murray, What can you say that hasn't already been said about him. Extraordinary effort.
 

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That game feels pretty big. Murray needs some first serves here.
 

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Yes. Have you been watching?
He's right.... it is fecking immense from Muzza. But it's the 2nd round of the Australian Open against a guy ranked like 60th. It's not even 'one of the' ... unless you are counting absolutely loads of stuff!
 

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Murray was nowhere despite playing well. He has a metal hip after two hip surgeries. Kokkinakis played some of the most aggressively-successful tennis I've ever seen for the first three sets.

You might have bolded 'the', but the post you quoted said 'one of the'. Which this would be.

It's 4 o'clock in the morning, and it's starting to get light.
Have you just started watching sport or something?
 

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Have you just started watching sport or something?
Pretty much, but I'll edit and bite.

Murray was nowhere in this match. As in not in the same tournament nowhere. You haven't watched it, so how can you call out my judgement? I watch probably 1200 tennis matches a year minimum. This is a remarkable comeback, regardless of the final outcome.
 

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I disagree, but fair enough. Give me a few better ones out of interest?
Woods actually winning the big tournament after god knows how many injures.
That Superbowl the Patriots won from like 28 down.
Chang and Agassi in Tennis in French Opens...(they both won said tournaments)
United/Liverpool in the CL..

Without thinking, I'll be back.
 

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Woods actually winning the big tournament after god knows how many injures.
That Superbowl the Patriots won from like 28 down.
Chang and Agassi in Tennis in French Opens...(they both won said tournaments)
United/Liverpool in the CL..

Without thinking, I'll be back.
Woods is a good one. The tennis ones are equivalences for me, but furry muff. 99 United OK. Hence one of all time.
 

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Pretty much, but I'll edit and bite.

Murray was nowhere in this match. As in not in the same tournament nowhere. You haven't watched it, so how can you call out my judgement? I watch probably 1200 tennis matches a year minimum. This is a remarkable comeback, regardless of the final outcome.
No wonder. You only watch tennis so that's sport as per you.