Tennis Thread: Australian Open 2019 & onwards..........

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Hope it's OK for me to start a new thread - could not believe we'd burned out on the last one.

Am looking forward to seeing highlights of the Fed/Tits match later.

The bit of his autobiography that sticks in my mind was when he sat on the stairs crying. You could really feel what he was going through

I am making myself maudlin now!

Connors was great entertainment!

Connors briefly coached Bouchard and Shrieky.
It didn't end well in either case.

Divas.

Or madams, as Mark Woodforde might say

Connors would be a great coach for someone, surely... trying to think of a likely candidate...

Also, I hate to think of Rafa being so sad

To derail and cheer us up and because I wanted to show Raahh here's Saara Aalto's "hat" at the National Television Awards

Jane

That's amazing

Never liked her much on X Factor, but love her since she left!

Who is that?! Her hat looks like a yucca plant.

If we keep chatting for a bit longer, the tennis will be starting soon.. although actually I'm not that interested in these matches. Probably predictable winners, ie, Serena and Osaka.

Btw I see Svitolina (who plays Osaka) is going out with Gael Monfils these days. Quite cute.

Did Our Girl win anything?

I would love Osaka to win - to erase the memories of the US open, more than anything else.

Our Girl

No Private despite two nominations. Maybe it's time to replace it with a tennis programme

Morning!
Serena is out, which is great. Excellent result from Pliskova.

But - going off the Raonic match, looks like I may have jinxed Milos...

That Serena match sounds a bit mad - she was 5-1 up in the final set

Pouille is looking really good isn't he?? Where did that come from?!

Wow Raonic's volleys here

Apparently she was foot faulted legitimately on match point.

Her fans are crying foul.

This match is nerve wracking now and I have to go out.

And Pouille's passing shots

This is where Milos needs some cheap serves

Oh no!!

but he's come back pretty well, considering

Problem is, if Nish doesn't beat Djok, I can't really see Pouille doing it.

I don't really and a Rafa Novak final. My nerves won't take it.

*want

Turn your hat round, Mac . You 're not 3.

Exactly Raahh. But Raonic has never beaten Djok either... so I suppose the chances of Djok reaching the final are still the same now. Doesn't feel like it though!

Maybe it's Pouille who's going to come from nowhere to win his first Slam?!!

But well done Amelie anyway!

So happy to wake up to the news about Serena. .

Sorry for Raonic - I'd taken it for granted he would win that one. Am not sure if I've ever seen Pouille play.

Yay no more Serena!