French Open chiefs considering earlier starts to showpiece night matches

Nadal and Djokovic’s blockbuster quarter-final began just after 9pm local time
French Open chiefs considering earlier starts to showpiece night matches

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic finished at 1.15am (Christophe Ena/AP)

French Open chiefs will discuss introducing earlier starts to showpiece night matches following the ludicrous late finish between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Nadal and Djokovic’s blockbuster quarter-final began just after 9pm local time at the behest of broadcaster Prime Video.

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