Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in Sunday’s Australian Open final. Photo: william west/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesThe Australian Open final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal figures to be one of the most widely-anticipated tennis matches in recent memory. But there’s a problem for fans living in the U.S.: Sunday’s match begins at pretty much the worst possible time, with a 3:30 a.m. In the other seven, which averaged three hours and 15 minutes, the typical set took 47 minutes. Their only meeting in an Australian Open final, which Nadal won in 2009, took 4 hours and 19 minutes over five sets, an average of 52 minutes per set.
Source: Wall Street Journal January 28, 2017 14:36 UTC