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

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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?)

Lottery numbers would be a start Magi

Lottery numbers would be a start Magi

OK:
1, 2,3,4,5,6,7.

25% of all winnings to come my way!!

you're on

Is that Midweek, Saturday or Euromillions magi?

As an aside, I had an interesting history lesson on the history of Guernsey and the Occupation tonight. As given by the guy sat behind me on the bus to his friend. Apparently the French gave the Channel Islands to the Nazis during the war. The Germans weren't really interested in Paris or elsewhere and the French didn't really want to give them that so they got the CI instead. The British took them over after the war, presumably in some sort of peace deal. This isn't exactly the version I was taught at school

I'm not entirely convinced by his argument that the Germans wanted it as a look out post so they could see what was going in and out of the south coast of England either.

Yay, lovely fresh new babies for Rog and Mirka :). Another little doubles team for the Fed family. Not keen on the names either though. Muddled is what's known S a Wise Old Woman - here's a pic of her at work:

Am so so pleased for Thiem (much as I love Stan), very exciting news for him.

Clay history lessons on the bus are ace! I think you should give some of your own on the way home tonight :)

I suppose Leo and Lenny Federer does sound good as a doubles pairing. Or a country duo.

But it just keeps making me think of this creepy bloke and his twee voiced companion from a learning to read progamme when I was little.

(I thought it was creepy, even then)

Lenny the Lion

Wow, Roger & Mirka have twins again! What are the odds of that? Congratulations to them both.

Juan yes, DS2 was born on 21.02.1995 so same day as your DD. He arrived at 1.22 am - I wonder who is older . DS1 will be 21 in October. Thanks for the good wishes for DS2. He's had a horrible battle with depression & anxiety which has been horrendous to see him go through. Thankfully he seems to be on the mend, but we still have to get him through his Leaving Certificate (Irish A Level equivalent) next month.

Hope everyone else is OK & enjoying the tennis. I didn't see Dog v Fog, but I gather there was a bit of controversy during the match. Sad to see Stan go out but pleased for Thiem who played so well.

Dogs has lost the first set to Gulbis. C'mon Dogs!

I am getting more and more convinced that Dogs is not that happy on clay.

And Serena has won her match- so Nadal next up, but not for about an hour.

Vamos !

I can't watch because I'm supposed to be working but I'll have the SlamTracker up on the web so I can keep an eye on what's going on.

Vamos Rafa!

Vamos rafa! Wobbly first game but he held so so far so good.

Just catching up on the scores- only saw the first the first game, and it looked shaky, so I'm glad it has turned out so well.

Vamos

Very easy in the end, vamos

Poor Rory

oops! wrong thread!

Oh dear. Almagro not doing too well.

At least Nico has avoided a bagel.

Lol! I thought of Lenny the lion too! and leo sayer!

Leo Sayer

Juan I was sorely tempted to give a history lesson yesterday, pointing out that the Islands haven't been France's to give away since about the 13th century.

What on earth is happening in the Murray v Almagro match . It was all going so well...

I had to help with homework.

Good comeback from Nico.

1st set dimitrov- great tennis

Just got in and am checking the scores- good to see Dimitrov doing well. He seems a lot more focussed than last year. There are chinks in the armour of the top players- now is the time for the up and coming players to make the most of it.

I'm not really a Berdych fan, he's a good player, but nothing flashy (i find him a bit dull) but clearly he's doing something right, he's still solidly in the top 10.

Raonic/Nishikori, tie break- not hugely keen on either, but marginally prefer Raonic.