Mailbag: Late-Night Matches, Sweltering Heat Dominate U.S. Open Discussion

NEW YORK – A quick clean-out Mailbag for Week Two as we head for the home stretch…..

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Why does the U.S. Open think it's in their best interest to have matches that go until 2 a.m.? How many of us stayed up to watch the Nadal-Thiem fifth set tiebreaker? Not many.

In Grand Slams we go from ridiculous 11 p.m. curfews at Wimbledon to matches that often don't even really get going until AFTER 11 p.m. at the US Open. How about a middle ground?

—Dominic Ciafardini, New York

• Years ago, the U.S. Open committed to a night session after a day session….not unreasonable given the lights, the different…