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?)

Well done to Ferrer. Vamos.

Rafa looking good- clearly Madrid is proving to have the 'right' sort of clay for him. It's all looking better for RG than it was 2 weeks ago!

Vamos !

The Ferrer match is closer- Vamos!

Oh, Ferrer.

Bollocks. well, c'mon Rafa- you can beat Nishikori!

Rafa will pound Nishikori into the clay.!

6:3, 6:1 is my prediction!

magi- I like your thinking.

Hope you're right magi.
it's my birthday today and my daughter has bought me another years tennis tv subscription she knows me well. Ds1 also woke me at 5.30 on the one morning my younger two decided to actually sleep because he was so excited but he's forgiven as he made me a beautiful clay tennis racquet shaped pot.

Happy Birthday, Mama.

The pot sounds lovely. Hope you have a lovely day.

Awww, Happy Birthday! mama- the pot sounds lovely.

Vamos.

I really ought to get dressed, has been a pottering about sort of morning, and dh has just gone to the shops. I ought to at least pretend to make an effort.

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Happy Birthday, mama. Hope you've enjoyed it.

Vamos Rafa.

Erm- wtf is Rafa doing? He can't possibly lose this!

Vamos !!

Erm, who jinxed him this time? Was it me?

Vamos

It's the . It's put him off. If we had proper this wouldn't happen.

Ok who jinxed him then?!
Rafa has totally fallen apart.

It's going from bad to worse.

it must be the

He cannot lose to Nishikori. He cannot![stamps foot]

He's just warming up. Really. That's all it is. I'm not worrying yet much

OK Rafa, you've given him a head start, now would be a good time to start playing.

absolutely! anytime you like rafa some tennis would be good.....

Or don't, it's totally up to you.

I don't seem to be able to refresh the scores.

Can Nishikori trip up or something?

I've got it saying 4-4 in the second set.

Maybe we could tie his shoe laces together?