Tennis Thread:- The players are all on holiday, 2018 is coming to an end, but 2019 is around the corner and there will be lots to look forward to!

[Raahh]

Although I can't think about January yet...

I'm still in denial it's nearly December- which means ds will be 16 , and I will be 47 and another year will be over.

My Nan has napkins the same colour and with the same frill as Rafas' top

I seem to remember my Nan having something similar Mama but they were green

Aahh, lovely Rafa interview. So he won't be offering any tips about how to beat him then
Private Shrieky being a 1990's Agassi clone I can absolutely picture the outfit!
So, for us Luddites with no ET tv, is the BBC showing highlights from tomorrow?

lol at Rafa trying to win the Aus Open wearing mama's nan's napkins

Kazza there are highlights on bbc2 at 3pm tomorrow.

I hope AC is involved

You can quickly go off someone Private !!!!

sorry kazza... But you just know he'll wangle his way in there somehow!

He must have incriminating photos on someone or something.....

Is anyone watching Shaggy v Djok? Shaggy is really going for it and the crowd love him. Serving for 3rd set (2 sets down tho).

Yes Shaggy! The commentator just called him Denis the Menace

Djok is mad. Very mad.

Morning all,
Lol I'll try to get pic of said napkins
Saw the score and got up hoping to see a great 4th set.....well that didn't happen. Medvedev looks really strong, here's hoping he can cause Novak some problems.

Yes it was a bit of a damp squib in the end wasn't it?

I'm definitely here for any napkin pics!!

Glad Shaggy got a set off Djok.

Highlights are on BBC this afternoon - for those with no Sky/Eurosport.

Just came on to say exactly that, magi at least he got a set.

I'm more hopeful for Stefan against Federer tomorrow.

Halep had a much easier win-she will be relieved with that.

Bolt is running out of steam against Zverev- I think putting the giant killer Aussies on as the 'big' matches has back fired a little, it's not much of a match.

Maybe Popyrin will do better against Pouille.

I didn't see any of his match, but I heard Zverev being interviewed by Jim Courier afterwards. He asked him if, now that he was building up more muscles (?), he was going to go sleeveless like Rafa? He said no, because everyone would laugh at him Close call between him and Raonic in the next round, either of them could win that one.

Fed v Tsitsipas is the night match tomorrow - no surprise there I suppose, but I might stay up/get up early for Rafa v Berdych (can't work out what time it would actually be on here - it just says not before 2.30pm there, so 1.30 here? Or maybe the Beeb highlights will be the way to go...

I think Rafa and Berdych are due to play around 3.30am our time Private - typical! I’ll have to wait for the highlights.

Looking forward to watching the Federer/Tsitsipas match though - should be an interesting one.

Thanks Fizzy - yes, can't see myself making it for that, annoying isn't it? Also Dimitrov v Tiafoe is on beforehand - that should be good as well....

had to take the dog out, and then my internet gave up.

The Pouille match appears to be getting interesting.

I really want Stefanos to do well tomorrow, it will be my 'ironing ' match.

I'm hoping the weather will be on Rafa's side- and he won't end up with the roof shut.

Sascha is now ahead of Federer in the rankings- even if Federer wins the tournament.

I like his comment about the sleeveless tops. Only Rafa can pull off the sleeveless look. Even if it looks like frilly napkin

I am praying Berdy is running out of luck.

And yy to the match with Raonic being a tough one - I do want Milos to continue to improve , I think he deserve some luck after falling foul of injuries.

I see Nishikori is quietly going through too- and today it wasn't a 5 set slug fest.

It's Edberg's birthday Raahh are you celebrating?

Jane I know! (it came up on FB- how sad am I )

Grattis på födelsedagen, Stefan (it's a while since university- I might have googled that!)

Quantum if you're there today you could win one of mama's nan's napkins!