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Why the U.S. Open’s nights leave fans in the dark as tennis goes later in the earlier rounds

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NEW YORK — The U.S. Open is known for its late finishes, but there’s never been a year quite like this one. Quarterfinal Tuesday brought another somewhat nightmarish scenario for everyone except the true night owls. Two long matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium in the daytime, both finishing in deciding tiebreaks, pushed the night session start back by 90 minutes. Then, Jessica Pegula took three sets to beat her compatriot Emma Navarro. That meant that Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz took the court a l

First report: Why the U.S. Open's nights leave fans in the dark as tennis goes later in the earlier rounds — theathletic.com, 6d