Tennis Thread- It's the US OPEN already, we're prepared for late nights, (and Amazon Prime is making us cross already)

[Raahh]

I can't believe it's nearly September, really. I'm sure the Australian open has just finished.

I'm going to spend the morning labelling school uniform . I really am.

I probably won't

Ooh pink sleeveless Rafa and the roof is open.

What’s wrong with the shorts Grouchy?

Well, I didn't miss much.

Rafa looking lovely in sleeveless pink.

So it's Rafa's turn to dress as a highlighter pen

Glad to see Amazon taking some feedback on board!..

Kazza if you are reading, my DH is watching rugby and all the ads are for over-50s insurance ("I got some new binoculars with mine!") and "elite singles" Thank god I have my iPad to watch Rafa!

Svitolina is wearing the same dress as Halep The skirt is kind of wrap around /toga like. (and Sloane Stephens, but her's is orange) with the multi coloured cycling shorts things underneath, I think.

It's a nike thing

Yes- the highlighter pen tops. I wonder if they do a blue and green one?

Cilic was in stripey green top yesterday, but he wasn't a highlighter.

I quite like that nike dress.

Cilic really needs to get rid of the stripes! They look awful!

a break isn't good.

Private they were not good. Isner is a stripes fan, He always annoys me.

Right, I will re-iterate my rant that they have a shot clock, and are being all jobsworth about that- and have spectators wandering around like it's a Sunday stroll.

Too many clashing colours in the shorts for me, fizzy. I kind of like the tunic-y bit but the shorts are the worst of the early 90s. And she was wearing them with bright yellow shoes.

Rafa's top is very pink.

OK- early days, not panicking.

Yy, Raahh. The spectators are terrible. Wimbledon would never let them get away with it.

I go bath dd2 and rafas a break down.....too early to worry too much though.....hopefully 😬

Am loving the style of Rafas top if not the colour. Apparently Nike's new campaign is all fluorescent sports stuff.

Rafa is standing soooo close to that line judge to receive serve

Back on serve...

meanwhile over on Armstrong, Shagovalov is starting his match against Anderson.

Vamos Rafa!

Why are people so keen to catch a tennis ball?! I mean.. it's only a ball...

Come on Shaggy! I do like Kev, but style-wise, prefer to watch Shaggy. But I think Anderson will beat him.

Don't they have to give it back? They certainly did the couple of times I saw it happen during Queen's , in particular.

(Then they can fleece the punters by selling used ones at extortionate prices)

This is ridiculous sit down! Are these people adults or what?!

I think they can keep them at the US Open Raahh but I still don't get the big excitement of catching one!

Although to be fair, that one would have been touched by the hand of Rafa, so...

Oh, I wouldn't be giving it back