After Novak Djokovic clinched a French Open victory at 3am, fellow top players Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek say late finishes must be stopped.
Novak Djokovic clinched his 369th win at a Grand Slam tournament, equalling Roger Federer's all-time record, at 3:07am in ParisDefending champion Novak Djokovic wrapped up a five-set victory against Lorenzo Musetti at 3:07am on Sunday at the French Open - by far the latest ever finish at the clay-court Grand Slam.
In January, the ATP and WTA Tours jointly brought in a new rule which means no matches can start after 11pm. That match, which was rained off on Friday, was moved to Chatrier when it looked like Alexander Zverev was going to wrap up a four-set victory against Tallon Griekspoor in the final match of the day session.
After sealing victory four-and-a-half hours later, Djokovic said he did not "want to get into" discussing the scheduling decision.
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