TENNIS FANS! New thread -With bouncier balls and clean towels...

[Raahh]

New thread for tennis fans, with or without the ability to watch on tv. Or even live and in person

(When should we start pestering for our back?)

Jack Sock!!!

A stars and stripes pair might be a bit beyond you at first Juan - but one day...

Tennis and knitting. Brilliant

No got back yesterday. Back to work today .

Just looking at your tennis and knitting comment Raahh and it's occurred to me that by the time Wimbledon comes round and other start joining the Wimbledon threads again, no one is going to have any idea what we are talking about. What with knitting, potatoes and Dogsbollocks. It's going to be a bit strange.

Mind you we will have back by then. hopefully.

Have had a awful day but reading about knitting/stalking/tennis baby booties has had me giggling out loud so and all round.
Oh and I'm willing to teach you to knit Juan

oh mama sorry you've had a bad day.

Rafa- we have strayed from the subject a bit. Which isn't unusual on threads I'm on

Are you really Mama? Cos I'm feeling quite tempted by the whole venture! Why have you had a bad day? Hope tomorrow's better. Clay, how much stuff did you bring back with you?!

So if I find a wool shop near by, I'm not going in asking for "Wimbledon purple and green please". How best to describe the colours I'm after? I tell you, the last laugh will be mine when I am knitting guru to the tennis circuit. Going to bed now to dream happily of my illustrious future. Muddled will be gutted when she realises Pot will fall at my feet at the sight of my needles

Clay, all life is in this thread . Those who join us will find their lives more interesting places.

I was clever Juan. I left 1 box in mymum's attic, 3 in my gran's. And my sister is bringing a bag over next week. So none.

When you are famous Juan, will you introduce me to players if i teach you?

Am ok thanks, just had a hospital appointment with baby girl yesterday, full of drs telling me of the possible 'damage' and lasting effects of her withdrawal. (Her birth mum is a addict and baby girl had to go through withdrawal at birth in nicu) makes me so angry and want to break things, or people, but then her birth mum is already so broken what's the point..............anyway sorry for grumbling. Today will be better if only for the lack of doctors!

Very smart clay! I'm the opposite of a minimal packer/traveller.

Mama - that must be tough.

If this is coals to Newcastle, as it were, do tell me but there is a long thread in classics about a drug dependant baby someone fostered.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/922821-drug-dependant-baby-advice-needed

oh, mama- that must be very difficult. Parent of one of ds's friends foster,and have had babies going through withdrawal. It's very sad- and I have the utmost respect for them for doing such a difficult job. for you.

Gulbis is beating Gabashvili, who has only come onto my radar this season (probably because he keeps getting drawn against players i like!).

I am trying to keep dd2 occupied. She is going to her first proper school party today- The Spring Fling just for the Nursery/YrR/ and years 1 and 2. I don't envy whoever has been roped in to help out. She has been excited about this since before the Easter holidays- it's been a long 3 weeks.

Such a shame dh is working and dd1 and ds need looking after

Mama, people like you make the world a nicer place. Am full of admiration for you. Don't know if this is helpful or not but the more I have had to do with docs over the years (which is a lot due to dh's health), the more I realise how little they know. I don't mean that in a derogatory sense at all, but more in a "they're only human" sort of way. Their language is peppered full of "possibly", "who knows", "best guess", "lets try" etc, and sometimes I've found it useful to dwell on the fact that just because they say it, it doesn't necessarily make it so. So whereas they've alerted you to the possible problems, it doesn't mean those problems will definitely come to pass. So be hopeful! And fingers crossed for your baby dd.

Raahh I don't envy you :). Hope she really enjoys the party this afternoon. Really glad Gulbis won - didn't see the match but looks like he didn't have too much of a struggle. I'm rooting for Cilic now - I don't dislike Nishikori but can take him or leave him.

In other news - I stopped by the knitting shop this morning! Fortunately for the future safety of tennis players and their dc, it was shut :). But it's just a temporary reprieve for them cos shop will be open tomorrow and I will be there!

Yay! for the knitting!

I'm surprised, what with all the woolly hugs things, there isn't a knitting emoticon.

Don't be campaigning for one raahh - MN HQ will think "not her again, she's already kicked off about tennis balls. Some people are never satisfied!" :)

Didn't realise Cilic was 6' 6". No wonder I like him, he's same height as ash and Pot :). Height is obviously my thing.

- I'll keep quiet about the knitting needles

There are a lot of tall ones about. I like that Cilic and Potato can actually play though, and aren't completely reliant on big serves and little else (like Karlovic, for example).

It's scary to think they are nearly 2ft taller than me.

Cilic having a nightmare - 4-1 down.

Just think how easily they could carry you around though Raahh :) I would be very happy if Pot took it upon himself to scoop me up. However, I think my days of being "scooped" are way behind me :(

Ahh, but sadly, i am wider than I am tall (well, not quite)

Bet you're not. Anyway, even if you are, that just makes it easy for them to balance you nicely :)

Cilic lost first set 6-1.

Cilic has broken in first game, second set. Hope he can come back here.

Oh, c'mon Cilic!!

Gah, I'm not watching any more, I'm a jinx like I said. Nishikori broke straight back and held his own.