*TENNIS THREAD CLAY IS ON THE WAY !*

[MrsVamos]

Hello Lovelies.

Marking place.

Afternoon , Jane .

I'm glad Serena Williams isn't playing- it means I might be able to listen to Marion Bartoli again . I used to love her. But her constant fawning over Serena, and making excuses for her annoying on court antics- she's always ill, Serena, it seems- got on my nerves.

Konta out- caught the end of the match, the woman she was playing played some fantastic shots .

And yay! Delpo is through. I really want him to have a good run here. He's my second choice for the title (even if he would be a massive outside bet). He's not in Rafa's half, which is good. Murray could meet him in the 3rd round. And if Juan is playing well- he could well cause an upset. (The Davis Cup match where he beat Murray was excellent- it's a shame that injury has got in the way again this year).

Zverev is out, which is a shame. But Verdasco was always going to be tough.

Klizan and Lokoli match got a bit ugly.

Hi Raahh just seen a quote from Zverev saying he played like absolute shit Verdasco is a tough opponent though so I'm sure he wasn't that bad.

Bit unfair on Verdasco, really, Jane- since he did what Zverev failed to do and took his chances. It's not like he's a qualifier, he's loads of experience. It was very evenly matched for the first nearly 3 sets.

Have just got back to watch a bit of the Murray match . He's been at his chunnering best, I see. He'll be complaining about the overhead cameras soon
Courier referred to Lendl as 'Muzza's muzzle' .

I would must prefer to be watching the Monfils /Brown match, really .

Bouchard in trouble.

The Tsonga/Olivo match has been great. And the crowd surprisingly even - given a major French player is on shaky ground. Jo- Willy is lovely but Olivo has been playing brilliantly. Must be dark though .

Both players are quite happy to continue it seems. Olivo is close to winning...

Olivio is a baby Pot & I loves him!!!

magi

Sorry to see Konta go out, she was going so well in the first set that I was quite shocked to see the result.

Magi he was playing really well- and was totally un-phased by the fact he was so close to beating one of the favourite French players at home.

And he will beat him tomorrow!!

magi he most probably will.

Hopefully the schedule tomorrow means I will get to see Rafa though I suppose it depends how long the early matches take.

Did they finish the match?

Mattek-Sands looks like she forgot her tennis gear and threw on any old stuff that was lying around

Mattek-Sands always wears bizzare things. She's quirky, innit .

Olivo has just won the match- they went in with really only a game or so left to play. I love Jo-Willy, but Renzo played a brilliant match, he deserved to win. But the French are rapidly losing players this tournament, considering how many they started out with.

Just caught the end of it. I'll miss Tsonga, he's great for getting a good atmosphere going. The green is lovely on him and I love his hair all curly

His hair looked amazing.

Djok racing ahead. Sadly.

Just made it home to watch some of the Nadal match. He appears to be going pretty well.

I'm hoping that he makes it past this stage- since it was after the second round, he announced he wasn't able to continue last year.

Raonic is in trouble, which is not good. I wanted to get the chance to see him play.

Well done Rafa. Djok through as well.

Haven't got to see any tennis yet, but pleased Rafa is through

What are you all watching the tennis on? I'm sure last year it was on the BBC. GrouchyBaby had just been born and I got to watch loads of tennis.

Hi Grouchy it's on ITV4. I feel like it was on BBC as well. Not fond of the ITV channels cos I'm in Ireland so they're separate from Sky channels and you have to set them up under Other Channels, it's annoying! But at least it's not on Eurosport. How's baby Grouchy?

Hi Mama Rafa seems on good form so far!

Thanks Jane! I forgot completely about ITV4!

GrouchyBaby is well. We celebrated her 1st birthday last week. Insanity.

Evening all!

It used to be on the BBC, (not as much coverage though, I'm sure)but for the last few years it has been on itv4. Inverdale joked that it's since they took over, it has been rainier. . I don't actually the coverage, but some of the the commentators wind me up. Mark Petchey in particular.

It is on Eurosport, on my limited Virgin package. But they show the same match as ITV anyway.

BabyGrouchy is 1 .

Rafa was looking good. Very good.

I just saw the bits of the end of the Coric/Johnson match where is it all got a bit nasty and racquet smashy. Didn't quite catch what happened exactly- but really felt for Johnson. He was was emotional about it all, so soon after losing his dad.

Jane it is on Eurosport in Ireland, that's how I'm watching it.

GrouchyBaby is a year old? How time flies! Happy birthday to her