TENNIS THREAD - The clay season is in full swing, and it's onwards to Roland Garros!

[Raahh]

Shiny new thread.

Hopefully we will see some players return from injury in the next few weeks.

Munich/Istanbul in play this week amongst other tournaments.

Madrid week beginning the 7th (hopefully with Delpo playing)

Switched over to watch heather to calm my nerves.

I don't like the sheer skirts some of them are wearing. Bit like voiles.

Rafa won't like playing in the rain much.

There was a horrid outfit yesterday, Ostapenka, possibly? Like a bit of voile curtain over her boobs. With a perfectly normal tennis dress underneath.

The greenish coloured voile curtain must be the 'look' for a certain brand this year- I've seen it a lot.

My least favourite was a floral number that Radwanska wore one year (although pretty much anything Serena 'designs' comes close.Remember the pointless 'sleeves'? And she can look great).

Rafa is on a mission now, I think. And if the rain does get harder, he wants to go in 2 sets up.

Yes - we've got him back.

Hurrah!

And Rafa has decided enough is enough. Sorry Bolelli, you had your chance. (I know it's not over yet, but still...)

Rafa has the momentum, so may want to keep going.

ooh, stripping.

Bolelli appeared to be wringing out his socks

Still watching giddy footballers on a coach interspersed with interviews in a language that neither i nor dh understands.

Yay back at a rainy RG

amiga

I've got to say, Bolelli is not holding back.

And he's broken serve. Again.

Rafa should have gone in.

I think the rain is now really coming down.

Time to go in. Come back tomorrow when it's hot.

Arghhh!! 3-0.

Well, they had to go in eventually.

I hate Petchey. I think he would have been delighted to see Rafa lose.

He also looks very red.

I thought petchey looked very red yesterday raahh

Yes at 3-0 down Rafa had enough and started to pack his bag. I bet bolelli wanted to stay on court.

Not really a comfortable start for Rafa but bolelli was playing well. Will now get the bonus of seeing Rafa play tomorrow and hopefully turning it round in the third set to win the match, or possibly in the fourth if my nerves can cope.

Trouble is, Rafa can start off slowly, so it could very well go into a 4th set.

Which wouldn't be a disaster, so long as he wins, but I'd rather it didn't .

Yay in a way, as I have to stay in tomorrow, the builder is coming. So I can watch TV.

My car is in for it's M.O.T tomorrow, which is something else for me to worry about. But it means I can't go far.

Well I missed everything. Just put it on now to see nan leaving the building at least I might get to see a bit of Rafa tomorrow if he's on ITV.

Must be something about tomorrow, I have to stay in as i have the electrician coming.
Hope your car is ok Raahh and amiga I hope the builders are good :)
Fingers crossed Rafa can wrap it up quickly tomorrow, he won't have a rest day now.