{"id":95604,"date":"2023-11-04T13:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95604"},"modified":"2023-11-04T13:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:24:37","slug":"paris-masters-schedule-row-rumbles-on-as-andrey-rublev-calls-out-atp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/tennis\/paris-masters-schedule-row-rumbles-on-as-andrey-rublev-calls-out-atp\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Masters schedule row rumbles on as Andrey Rublev calls out ATP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Andrey Rublev became the latest player to address the late finishes at the Rolex Paris Masters as he revealed that he wouldn\u2019t get to sleep until at least 4am ahead of his semi-final against Novak Djokovic. The fifth seed walked off court shortly before 1am after starting his match on Friday night. An ATP Player Council member, Rublev called out the ATP in his on-court interview.<\/p>\n

The scheduling in Paris-Bercy has caused controversy all week. The earliest finish in the first five days of the tournament came at 11:57pm on Tuesday while every other day stretched beyond midnight. The worst finishes came on Monday at 2:22am and Wednesday at 2:37am – when Jannik Sinner defeated Mackenzie McDonald and pulled out of his match the next day with fatigue.<\/p>\n

And the pattern continued on quarter-finals day when Rublev – playing the second night session match – came from a set down to defeat Alex de Minaur 4-6 6-3 6-1, finishing his match at 12:59am. The 26-year-old must now return to face top seed and six-time former champion Djokovic in the semi-final.<\/p>\n

And he called out the ATP during his flash interview after beating De Minaur, branding the schedule \u201ccrazy\u201d. Speaking to TV cameras, the Russian said: \u201cI mean first of all I need to have dinner, treatment, arrive to the hotel, take a shower, so I don\u2019t know when I\u2019m going to go to sleep. 4, 5am?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rublev also noted that he was a member of the ATP Player Council – a group of players elected by their colleagues to act as their voice in decisions across the men\u2019s tour. But it seemed that even Rublev\u2019s voice wasn\u2019t being heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrazy. Amazing schedule. Thank you. And I\u2019m council of ATP and ATP, we are together,\u201d he added, putting his thumbs up sarcastically. Saturday\u2019s order of play has since been amended, with the start time for Rublev\u2019s match against Djokovic pushed back by half an hour.<\/p>\n

Grigor Dimitrov and Stefanos Tsitsipas will take to the court at 2pm local time. Originally, Rublev was then meant to play not before 4:30pm but he is now due on court not before 5pm. However, if Dimitrov and Tsitsipas play beyond that time then the fifth seed with face Djokovic as soon as they finish.<\/p>\n