TENNIS Thread- C'est L'Open francaise -la seconde semaine! Allez!

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(Apologies to any French speakers and for lack of cedilla- hazy 'A' level French and an English keyboard)

Looking forward to Monfils/Federer

Chardy is up for it.

Don't envy you that!

Yes, lots of water. I know by the end of the week it will be easy. I am always rubbish on the first day. Plus, it's hard with the girls off, as they want to eat

Brilliant couple of points there from Chardy- even though i really want the Rafa match on soon, I want this to be a good match. He has nothing to lose, and the crowd behind him. Plus, he's pissed off about Rome

Good start, Chardy!

Ferrer winning first set against Cilic.

I'd like this to be a good match too. I'd actually like Chardy to win but not sure he'll be able - he should certainly be able to give Andy a good word out with any luck though.

Work out, not word out. Is it 5 days the first phase of Harcombe?

I've put the heating on - it's June for goodness sake

Yes, 5 days. I will be ok once I've got my head round the lack of toast.

I didn't really lose much on it last time, but I felt much better. It's easier for dh, as he eats anything, whereas I don't eat meat, and eggs. So I eat a lot of fish and veg.

Oh, Allez Chardy!!

Roger already broken Monfils in their match. Come on Gael, give him a match.

What will you do after 5 days? I did Harcombe once about 5 years ago, I think I made it onto phase 2 but can't remember much other than that. Good luck - it will be a bit trickier if you don't eat eggs I guess. I went to Lidl this morning and, fool that I am, bought some pain au chocolate - for everyone else you understand. I have resisted thus far but I'm not optimistic - they smell lovely :(

Chardy needs to win in three if he's going to win - don't think he could outdo Andy over 5.

Not much love lost between these two is there?

I think I lasted about 6 weeks of phase 2- before I went to a party (think it was my sister's 40th, one of about a dozen parties she had ). I kept off what I lost really for a while.

I son't think they like each other much, Jezza and Muzza, no,

Chardy looks knackered already.

6 weeks is excellent going. I knew someone who sounds like your sister - the celebrations for her 50th went on for ever, including 2 holidays.

I think Andy v Jeremy will be done before long.

Ooh did you see Rafa being cool and laid back then?!

Oh yes, dsis went on a cruise, and NY. As well as all sorts of other things I can't remember/didn't get invited to couldn't have afforded to go either.

Dh was working all day, so we went to the local indian on my 40th. But the baby sitter was ill, so we had to take the dcs. Who were monstrous, so we bought it home as a takeaway.

My 40th was pants

Cool and laid back, that is a good way to be Rafa.

Come on Jezza. Take a set. Or a game . Or something.

Don't think the right Monfils came out today

They are being very nice about Chardy, Jim and Petch. Which makes a change from the usual bias.

Just been reading that when Gael approached the president of the French tennis federation yesterday it was to ask for a blanket. He had apparently already asked Carlos a couple of times but Carlos said no!

@ Monfils. He's a character.

Chardy would have won a lot more if he didn't keep double faulting.

Oh dear, your 40th sounds like it could have been better. Mine was pretty rubbish too, it began with an argument with Ds1, who was 11 at the time, and proceeded to be a day of mishaps. I spent most of it crying! At least I can remember it, which is more than I can say for my 30th.

Maybe Jim and Mark are afraid to be too biased against Chardy, being as he's French and they are in the middle of Paris :)

This Chardy fellow is rather pleasant to look at.

He's not bad, I'll grant you. Not a patch on my Pot though :)

Yes, I am bitter about my 40th for many reasons, but dh did his best (he'd started a new job, and with the exception of Christmas day, had worked 14 days straight).

I am definitely doing something for my 50th. Even if it means putting the dcs in kennels (though ds will be 19 the day before, maybe he can look after himself)

I think Kim and Amelie are starting to resemble each other. That is not something I imagine either of them will want to hear.

Juan yes, they are!

Is MN still slow, or is it my laptop? Can't get it to work at all on the phone.

It is a bit slow I think. But it is at least loading which it wasn't earlier.