WIMBLEDON 2014- The sun is shining, the Pimms is chilling- First service!

[Raahh]

Sparkly new thread ready for Monday.

MONDAY ORDER OF PLAY from other thread.

even though Nadal is not in action on the first day, I'm looking forward to this.

And to get us in the mood...

Bet that was the Lleyton match, OYBBK.

VAMOS RAFA !

Right- I have to go out. I don't care if this is over before i get back, so long as Rafa wins.

VAMOS

Lleyton has prevailed

Same here !

See you later for analysis !

Well done Lleyton !

VAMOS RAFA

I BELIEVE

"Federer will be charging for this lesson"
That must win the cheeky commentary prize

Hi mrs Vamos. Apologies for the enforced name change (my ears are really longer and my tail fluffy)

It was MrsV. I don't remember chanting like that before. If I was a player I would have thrown my racquet at them!

Elephants

I know who you are

RAFA MATCH ON BBC 2.

Cheeky commentary ! Least its not rude. Unlike Castle & co.

Aussie matches are always rowdy !

Really am going now....laters !

Cheer Rafa on for me !

I think some of the big names may go our week one. There is a big shift in tennis ATM in men's and women's lots of good players really exciting watching the french this time. I think Murray and rafa at risk here. Never seen this Klizan guy before but he is 50 in the world Federer had an easy match

Fuck a duck

Had to go out but safely back (in case you're worried!). I like Klingon but not enough for him to beat Rafa. I don't think Stan will win - he seems bizarrely to have suffered a crisis of confidence since winning the AO. Although he did win MC. I overheard a woman sat behind me at Queens saying to whoever she was with: "That's Wawrinka. He won the FO didn't he? He's come on in leaps and bounds since hasn't he?" :)

The knitting suffered a little set back after I knitted a Wimbledon purple cardigan. I handed the various pieces over to dh to sew together (sewing is a step too far for me I'm afraid) and he said " there are two right fronts here". Just like Stan I had my own crisis of confidence and put away the needles for a couple of weeks. But they're back in action now and I've nearly finished a rabbit! Bootees next.

I know it's boring (and juvenile) but I just have to register again how much I miss Pot :( So wish he was here. Right - come on Rafa.

Commentator has just referred to Klingon as "this guy we've never heard of". How can he be a tennis commentator and not have heard of him? Where do I apply for a commentating job?

Klizan won a tournament in Munich just a couple of months ago. I can understand general public never having heard of it - but a commentator?

Was that commentator Andrew Castle though? Because we can ignore pretty much anything he says...

Klingon looked better with a beard.

I watch loads of tennis and never seen him! He's good though. Although nadal good at coming back too

True, DuPain. :)

But you're not a BBC tennis commentator noddy so you can be forgiven :)

Just got home, after a long tortuous physio assessment for them to tell me.....my nerve function is still compromised, well I could have told them that (on account of not being able to move my right leg ) very annoyed I've missed tennis for that.
Rafa what are you doing?! Vamos!!
Glad Stan and jo are safely through.

Ok that's better.
Vamos!!

Klingon looks exhausted.

Oh mama, I'm sorry you had a wasted appointment. You have to wonder sometimes ...

Andrew's obviously read up about Klingon since his comment - he's reeling off his achievements now :)

Klingon's given up it seems.