All new TENNIS thread- are we ready for clay? The road to Roland Garros starts here...

[Raahh]

well, it has already started so, get the vanish out, the orange stuff gets everywhere.

Highlights to include- can Rafa win a tournament this April?
Is Djok starting a losing streak wishful thinking ?
Will Murray get enough sleep to retain his title in Madrid? (Doesn't appear to be scheduled to play Munich)
Will Stan's shorts be a patch on last year's?
And never discount the Rog Bot!

So, Vamos! Allez! Let's go!

They must have heard about us, Raahh. They're doing it on purpose cos we've jinxed him in the past.

I know, Grouchy. He said it would never be allowed in football, for opposing teams to wear the same colour.

Don't know about you, I don't actually find it that hard to work out who is who in a tennis match.

They moaned about the clothes last year too- and it did make you wonder how they have coped all these years with all white.

The phone app is annoying me.

RE- footballers wearing different kits, maybe their fans aren't as bright as tennis fans at spotting the difference

Thiem is through.

Djok looked shakey to me in Rome,- his best match was against Rafa, but he wasn't great in the final.

Ooh, Raahh !

They keep saying Novak isn't playing his best, I think he's well overdue a dip in form.

He's smashed the racket against the net - losing his temper is never a good sign.

I can't get the RG app. Bloomin Windows phone.

Good for Thiem !

Don't get why he lost his rag, quite irrational when he's winning comfortably now.

It was strange over reaction.

I'm getting quite fond of Thiem. Of course, I think he's in Rafa's section of the drawer. At that point, sorry Dom, but it's goodnight Vienna

Oh, of course.

Shot Steve !

Something's not right with Novak, is it ?

Ooh, come on Darcis !

Darcis broke him ! Its only 2 all in the 3rd, and Darcis needs a miracle I think but even so !

A stroppy Novak will be serving for the match.

Novak wins.

Next match should be quicker.

Oh my goodness the pigeons flypast.

I don't think ITV4 want me to watch tennis.

Now we have a Sam/Marion/Serena love-in again.

Serena is wearing a most unflattering dress.

Marion's at it again. Boring on about Serena's virus and how long it takes a virus to incubate in the body and how difficult a surface clay is, how demanding on the body and how fab she is to just survive from one day to the next while being the GOAT yadda yadda. I wonder if Serena is a hypochondriac and all her acolytes indulge her in it?

That shouting after each shot would drive me nuts, Serena doesn't seem phased though.

Someone really should tell Serena to wear darker colours. Sweat-glistening armpits and crotch is not a look.

The shouting is odd. And very annoying, mainly because I don't know what she's shouting.

Not as bad a Shrieky though.

Rafa faces Granollers next. Mahut retired.

Tsonga is 2 sets down.

I think the commentator said its "I hear you"MrsV

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I heard her say that but I don't think it is ! Doesn't make any sense !

Just got in from picking up the dds.

I love Baghdatis and Tsonga, so am very torn.

Cannot decide if that zebra top suits Jo Willy.

Stupid question of the day - what channel is the tennis on please?