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

Fizzy the baseline rallies would be something- wouldn't expect a lot of aces. .

No probably not Raahh

Looks like a tiebreaker in the third set for Thiem/Anderson - this is usually where Kevin starts the grind back and ends up winning.

Also since when has a tiebreaker been a “breaker” - is this a new fangled American thing?

Well done Thiem. I expected Anderson to win because Dom has been a bit off form lately.

Ok maybe not - Thiem won the breaker and the match.

Rafas just lost his serve but I’m not worried (yet)

Grrr. Don't get me started on breaker. I noticed it creeping in a few years back, now they all say it. I think it probably is American.
Niko has a break.

And Thiem has gone through.

I think breaker is probably American.

Isner is playing Raonic later. They met at Wimbledon (the night Rafa played Delpo) , and Isner won easily, but I'm not sure if Milos was injured or not. I really want Milos to win. I don't like Isner and his annoying stripy shirts .

Shorts should not be stripy

oh crumbs.

And there I was ,thinking it would be all nicely wrapped up in time for me to watch X Factor.

Eek getting nervous now

Oh dear. Vamos!

Right - Vamos - A bit more of the focus from the 1st 2 sets, please.

And now I have to watch the X Factor with dd1.
Vamos !!

What happened? I went for a shower and he'd lost the set by the time I came back. I want to watch vanity fair I need this match over!

Oh I forgot Vanity Fair was starting. I might record it.

Oh it's on ITV which I can't record on Sky+. Damn.

I want to watch Bodyguard at 9pm - thought this would be over quickly but Basilashvili has other ideas - he does look knackered though.

Not keen on Basilashvili breaking back

But that game was better

I'm watching the scores and it's looking better for Rafa.

Rafa has won

Yes! Another tricky one for Rafa but he came through.

I do wish Darren Cahill would get the name of the Louis Armstrong stadium right!

Yay!!

Phew!!