NY Times · May 26, 2015
McEnroe Says French Open Is Too Long
PARIS — The French Open is too long and should scrap its policy of spreading the first round over three days, according to former world number one John McEnroe.
The Sunday start at Roland Garros means it was day three before defending men's champion Rafa Nadal began his quest for a 10th title while women's world number one Serena Williams was also idle for two days before taking to court.
American great McEnroe, commentating this year for Eurosport, said the French Open should not last 15 days, especially as Wimbledon requires only 13 days to complete the same amount of matches.
The U.S. Open and Australian Opens are 14-day tournaments.