Tennis Thread- WIMBLEDON draws to a close, then it's onwards to the hard courts

[Raahh]

Might be over, this match, before we need the thread

Yay well done Rafa! Who are all those people on the court and what is that weird music?

Stefanos is lovely!

I like the random Mounties

Yes he’s so sweet - thank goodness the music has stopped!

It is all very random!

Stefanos is indeed lovely I've become a bit obsessed with him this week

Mrs. Rogers has come as a milk-maid!

I am also very excited about Stefanos.

I like Annabel's orange dress.

It'll be interesting to see how Andy gets on in Cincinnati.

not surprisingly, Rafa has withdrawn from Cincinnati. Probably a good move, ahead of the US open, still a shame though. The hard courts are bad for his knees- he probably doesn't want to risk ending the season like last year by playing too much.

Hopefully Delpo will be fit enough for me to cheer on.

I think that's a good move for Rafa. It's too much to play all those matches in Toronto (some of which were v tough) then do it again in Cincinnati, then straight to the US Open. 2 out of the 3 is what all the players should do (unless they get knocked out in the first round or something). Rafa said he has to look after himself and he's right.

Hopefully Stefanos doesn't knacker himself out either!

I think Murray plays Pouille in the first round of Cincinnati. Could be a tough one.

That’s a shame about Rafa but good that he’s looking after himself.

Good luck to Murray and Delpo (if he plays).

Need to work out the time difference between here and Cincinnati.

Good idea for Rafa.

I do wonder if Andy will ever get back to playing - hips are notorious for causing problems.

Fizzy yes, my google history will now be full of 'time in Cincinnati' for the next week.

Confusingly- there are a lot of Cincinnatis in the US.

However, it is currently just gone 5 am in Ohio (I think)

Magi yes, hip problems have ended a lot of careers. In a way Murray was lucky that he got to 30 and had achieved quite a bit first. No consolation to him, of course- he was at the top of his game at the time, and probably looking at a comfortable 5 more years play at least, if he had stayed injury free.

Raahh Just copied this from BBC website:

"Former world number one Andy Murray opens his Cincinnati campaign against Frenchman Lucas Pouille on Monday from 16:00 BST, while Stan Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic are also in action."

I think Andy is just playing it one match at a time at the moment, and not really putting too many expectations on himself.
Pouille could be a tricky opener.

I'm hoping Stan plays as well as he was doing last week- I think if he hadn't ended up against Rafa, he'd have got further.

Oh! On the ATP site, they've put the time in Cincinnati next to the rolex clock with the British time!

They didn't do that for Toronto! (Would have saved me a lot of googling).

They're obviously listening to their customers

It's the little things that make me happy.

That's what I tell my husband Raahh

kazza

Finally got to watch back the Federer /Nadal 2008 Wimbledon documentary from last month. Quite enjoyed it. Funny to see Roger having strops when he was younger, not sure about the bleached blonde hair either and his legs were like matchsticks

Just seen the story about Andy Murray and Kyrgios on the rollercoaster in Ohio

Kazza did you see the video??! It was pretty funny. But he had to take it down as filming wasn't allowed or something??!