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?)

So looks like he's broken serve at last! And now own service game to love so its 5-4 up. Vamos. Come on!!!!

Set point...

Vamos

OK, I need to go to the shop. Try not to screw up the third while I'm gone, Rafa.

Hmm... I look like I'm talking to myself there. I mean the Rafa on the court in Madrid, holding the tennis racquet.

Right- 6-0. C'mon.

Vamos!

That's more like it. Nice and easy third set now please.
Vamos!

C'mon, Rafa - get your fucking finger out & beat this imposter! NOW!!

Ds starts his SATS tomorrow.

I'm more worried about Rafa!

Just how did Nishikori sneak up and start winning stuff anyway, ?

Nishikori retired!

Woot. Vamos!

hit the nail on the head magi saying 'het your fucking finger out'!

poor Nishikori, was doing brillianty.

Why did he retire??

Vamos, you have vamosed, Rafa!!

Well that ended slightly disappointingly while I was out. Thouht I'd get to 'see' the end of the third set.

So have I got this right? Nishikori was winning, then retired & Rafa won?

That's all a bit odd

I missed it all because I was up in Belfast watching the race.

We should be getting our balls back soon with Roland Garros coming up.

We only have the because of the Giro d'Italia coming to Ireland for the first time ever. I gather it'll disappear again when the Giro ends on 1st June - by which time we will definitely have our back

Kinda drama, the end of the second set was great (nishikori had had a very quick treatment but seemed fine) both playing very well rafa seemed to remember how to play tennis and won the set. Then nishikori had treatment for longer and seemed hardly able to move when he came out for the third, limped literally on for 10 more minutes but he just couldn't do anything.
Both seemed very upset, nishikori because of injury and nadal as he wanted to play on and win if he could properly.

What a shame. Not a nice situation for either of them

Afternoon, everyone.

I spent most of yesterday asleep- as the pain in my eye turned into a humdinger of a migraine by Sunday midnight. I am just starting to feel a bit less fuzzy headed.

I am disappointed Dogs lost, but i suppose Tsonga has to win sometimes!

Read about the Rafa/Kei final- seems the crowd was very partisan and not very pleasant towards Nishikori. Rafa said after it was not how he would have wanted to win. Unfortunately, it's how the game pans out sometimes.

Djok and Stan up this afternoon- I'm sure Stan will hope to do better than in Madrid.

Many sympathies Raahh. Hope you are feeling better. Migraines are not fun as I know all too well.

Here's some to cheer you up & a nice cup of as well.

Drama- i seem to be getting them far more frequently- for about 10 years they had been just menstrual ones. I fear it may be may age (although I've had migraines of one sort or another since I was about 10).

Anyway, I feel much better now, which is good. Felt really guilty yesterday, was ds's first day of SATS and I was barely awake to find out how he thought he'd done!

I'm pretty sure mine are hormonal. They started when I was about 13, and the only time I was free of them for any length of time was when I was either pregnant or breastfeeding, which of course is not exactly a long term solution!

Fortunately, with age mine seem to be a lot less frequent. I haven't had one for months now and when I do they are not as severe. I'm hoping it stays that way. I usually find if I take painkillers the instant I even sense I might get one, they don't develop. Unfortunately sometimes when I'm busy I miss the signs & by the time the headache has got going it's too late to stop it in its tracks . Nasty things.

They are nasty- and I agree- being pregnant is not a long term solution- though it was nice to be rid of them for a few months at a time!

oh dear, Federer, not the result he would have wanted. Maybe he should have stayed home with the babies for a bit longer!

I don't expect he's been getting much sleep!

Didn't they have 2 nannies before? They might have 4 now! I doubt Federer will be particularly hands on! (He probably sleeps in a different house sound proofed room) .