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)

Cecchinato has just gone away here really, which is a shame.
Still ds1 is very happy Djokovic is doing better.

Maybe he is turning it around now.

ooh, we may yet see a twist in this match.

Djokovic is so annoying.

Just by being there, really.

But I’m obscurely annoyed by that third set, with him just skulking around at the back of the court in the first two sets, going “Ooh, my neck”, and then all of a sudden he decides to play.

Am I going to have to learn how to say this guy’s name??

theonly it annoyed me too- just how 'injured was he really?

I don’t play tennis either although people always ask me if I do when they know that I like tennis (I don’t really look like I play tennis!)

This match is good - I’m glued to the settee - people will want feeding soon.

jane I had my cataract done about 18 months ago (at the ripe old age of 48). It wasn’t too bad really but let me know if you have any questions. I told you I was old!

pfft.

Did you see what he did with his ear? arrogant sod. I really don't like him.

it's still only the 4th set, even if Djok wins.

So Marco could still do it.

The commentators are so biased.

Djok has been the king at RG? eh? what?

I like the German word “backpfeifengesicht”.

It means “a face in need of a slap...”

A metaphorical one, obviously - I don’t condone violence, but that thing with his ear - really.

Germans are great at having words for things that need words .

Yes!

Get in!!

Yes!

Oh

My

God!

he did it! and I wrote him off before the match started!

That was an amazing match- and he WON it. He played really well. Djok didn't just ode it.

*lose

( I'm sure we will hear all about Novak's injuries now though)

Fizzy thanks it's good to know I'm not the only one! They gave me a (scary) fact sheet. Luckily I can have GA or I don't think I would cope.

Fabrice calls him Chickenato

I like that, jane.

If goes no further, Chicken will now be 27th in the rankings and should be seeded at Wimbledon. Not much lower than Djok himself.

Not bad going really.

Aww, Zverev got to speak to his Yorkshire friend at the press conference.

Djokovic is already in his press conference and saying he might not play on grass this year!

Why don't they show that instead of Greg wittering on?!