Long matches can cause problems for
tournaments. For example, the starting
times of subsequent matches can be substantially
delayed causing inconvenience
to players, spectators, officials and television
scheduling. Long matches can even
be seen as unfair in the tournament
setting when the winner of a very long
match, who may have negative aftereffects
from such a match, plays the winner
of an average or shorter length match
in the next round. Long matches can also
lead to injuries to the participating players.