*TENNIS THREAD CLAY IS ON THE WAY !*

[MrsVamos]

Hello Lovelies.

Marking place.

YES!
A very important win. There will be excuses no doubt from what remains of the Djok camp but Vamos!

I am trying to score watch on my phone whilst I iron.

This is a tougher match than Barcelona, it's not one of Rafa's favourite clay surfaces. Rafa had chances to take the set there.

This is very tense, and I'm not even 'watching'

Just from the scores, I'm getting the impression Rafa's serve is not so hot today. It is always a weakness, but has been better lately.

YES!

Vamos

I am so pleased for him. It's looking good for RG- and onwards to Rome....

Yay. Delighted he's keeping up his winning streak.

He has a much easier draw this time around, on paper ,than of any tournament he has been in all year. He's had some bloody awful draws.

This probably means he will now lose to Seppi

Kyrgios seems to have withdrawn from Rome with an injury.

Just seen that Federer won't be at RG this year. He's concentrating on grass season.

Not sorry about Nick, or surprised about Roger really. Seemed a bit odd to turn up at RG with no preparation at other tournaments anyway. He didn't go there last year, so he's not defending anything.

And no RG wildcard for Shriekypova. Which is as it should be.

And she's just retired in Rome, though she was possibly going to win.

Maybe news of the WC got to her and she was too pssed off to carry on playing

YAY!!

DH came out the bedroom to ask why I was cheering.

Hope Wimbledon do the same.

Fuck off, Shrieky cheater!

magi I have often had to mute the TV because of her.

Andy is having a bad run at the moment.

Rafa through, sadly because Almagro retired. Makes a change that it's not Djok benefiting from that, though!

Almagro has badly hurt his knee during his match with Rafa so he's had to retire. Rafa was so lovely and concerned and went across the court to see if he was ok and they had a hug

Edmund/del Potro all level so far.

Come on, EL Pot!

I love Rafa.

Vamos Potato!!

Zverev had just beaten Fognini. Fognini's wife is due to give birth any minute.

Fognini got very worked up over a line call and got a warning and the umpire told him "stop talking, that's enough now" it was Mohamed Lahyani who's had some dodgy calls lately. Then there was a big discussion between the commentators Barry Cowan and Peter Fleming about hawkeye which was very funny. I thought they would come to blows.

I love clay season - it's so rowdy

They do all get very animated over line calls . Can't wait for RG t start , will actually get to watch some!

Hoping Bautista-Agut can pull off an upset against Djok later. You never know, it's been a funny old season.

And Del Potro is up against Nishikori later- that should be good.

Juan is in Rafa's half though, sadly....

Cilic has just beaten Goffin, which feel like a slight upset, though Marin is the higher ranked. Goffin has had a great season so far- but it is perhaps starting to take it's toll. It goes to show just how hard it is to do what Nadal has done so often, winning multiple tournaments in the clay season.

It's Barry Millns not Cowan as I thought.

Berdych is rocking the 1930's tennis player look. He's very elegant.

Stan's out- he's not having a great year either.

The top half of the draw is pretty open now.

Onwards for Delpo though, which is good. Thiem currently in trouble.

Seems to have turned it around now. But Querrey likes to cause upsets .