Sinner calls for better match scheduling at the Madrid Open after his 20th straight win
MADRID (AP) — Jannik Sinner wants better scheduling of matches at the Madrid Open, saying the night session “messes up the whole day” for players. Sinner had a morning start on Tuesday and defeated Cameron Norrie 6-2, 7-5 to earn his 20th straight win on tour and reach the quarterfinals of the ATP-WTA event in the Spanish capital. The world No.
1 said he was OK playing at whatever time he was scheduled, but the late matches — some of which have finished past 1 a. m. local time — were “not easy” on the players' “body and mind.
” “Even if you have a day off, the fans they see only us on court, and then we finish at 1:15 (a. m. ).
But then you have press conference, recovery, eating, treatment, you know, you don’t go to bed until 4 or 5,” he said. “It messes up the whole day. So I think we can do better, definitely, in this point of view.
” Spanish teen Rafael Jódar, who is Sinner's possible next opponent, had a very late finish on Sunday after defeating Brazil's Rafael Fonseca in three sets. “It’s tough when you schedule two matches starting from 8 (p. m.