Tennis thread: towards the end of the season, lots of tennis still to be played!

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Hi all, I wasn't sure if Raahh was around so I thought I would start a new thread (thanks ferrier) in case of any urgent tennis news that we might need to start posting about immediately! I'm looking forward to Shanghai this week

Jane they are driving me nuts, the 3 of them. So biased.

I hope Federer loses to Anderson, and goes home.

Sorry- Evening Majestic

Zverev v Cilic tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully I will get to see some of that.

We still have some rocket lollies in our freezer although they are Aldi rip offs so that might be why!

It really annoys me when commentators expect a player to win and then carry on as if they’ve won even when they’ve lost - the bbc is very bad for this (Sue Barker!)

Have a great time Majestic - hope you get to see some good matches.

Yes the usual Roger discussion, win or lose!!

Also: Why does Tim's poppy have a gold leaf?!

Anyway hi Bea and Majestic. That was indeed a damp squib of a match. I hope you get some better games on Tuesday Bea, enjoy!

I held out for tickets but after Delpo had to drop out, I decided not to get them anyway...

Cilic v Zverev should be good tomorrow... If Sascha's ankles have defrosted after his sockless photo shoot that is

Did anyone see the pictures of them all on the tube?! Keith's expression is so funny in the photos, will try and find one...

Kei looks none too impressed

Sorry - hope you have a good time Bea.

Love the tube picture

Why did nothing like that happen when I lived in London? I was more likely to encounter a gang of football hooligans on their way to Wembley

The other passengers look quite nonchalant.

I bet it was Roger’s idea - he looks very happy!

I saw Louis Theroux on the tube once, which was pretty good. But never a gaggle of tennis players

Thanks all - you lovely lot - will try and stay connected this time round .

Am busy eating mango and raspberry lolly (Hagen Das) bargain - I have a stash hidden that DS has not found - I just put the Nobbly Bobbly ones at the front so he gets distracted !

Am going afternoon and pm on Tuesday - I’m going on my own in afternoon as my friend can not get whole day off. Hopefully there will be a good match ? They did just say Roger was playing on Tues - I hope he gets out of the grumps and the smurf suit before then. .

Hope you enjoy Majestic 🎾

I’m sitting on level 4a - different places for each session .
Do you think Nadal and Delpo tune into watch whilst injured ?

The poppy with the “gold” leaf I think is a special commemorative one to mark the 100 years - I read that it was to encourage people to buy poppies for Remdmberance Day.

Roger played the worst I've seen him play pretty much ever.

I do wish some of you weren't so biassed against him though. Anyone would think this was FB.

Well, we all have our favourites don't we?! And players we don't like, or don't like as much. Which is fine imho. From my point of view, it's more the biased coverage he gets that I object to, rather than Roger himself - who I enjoy watching as I've said loads of times on these threads before.

I do think yesterday was a clear example of Roger-mania though - Nishikori won that match fair and square - and that's a great win for him considering his record at the O2, even if Fed wasn't at his best. But all the post-match coverage was focused on Federer. I think that is a bit much and a bit unfair to Kei. Not that he cares I'm sure! But I feel Roger's opponents don't get the credit they deserve.

PS thanks for the poppy info Bea, that's a nice idea. I didn't see the gold ones anywhere and just had the usual basic poppy. I saw some fans in the O2 crowd had a poppy pinned to their Federer mascot, which was cute.

Have a great time tomorrow. You'll have to tell us all about it when you get back!

I also enjoy watching Roger play and I don't hate him but I'm never going to love him either! And taking the piss is just what I do

I don't think I'm biased re Roger. I love to watch him play but also get sick of the endless hype about him & do find him a tad smug.

I wish they would get on with it.

I have to go out in a bit!

And we're off!

I know! Why say it starts at 2 when it doesn't?!

I'm disappointed though as 5 mins have gone by and not a single mention of beards from AC. He's losing his touch.

I know!!

Very disappointed.

No, Serena doesn't ask her coach to come on court Tim.

They coach from the stands .

Bit of a blip at the beginning, but Marin has settled into this match well.

I want him to end the year on a high- it was going so well up to Wimbledon.

Marin's looking very stern isn't he?! Love it.

Eek!

I went off on the school run, am sat in the car checking the scores, and now it's back in serve.

Come on Marin!