Tennis Thread: Countdown to the Return of Delpo at a Very Specific Time

[JaneJeffer]

New thread for February. Happy St. Brigid's Day everyone

Even though he is young enough (just) to be a grandchild of mine!!

I Stan got a nice for his birthday.

The commentators need new material .
Zverev said the other day he considers Shaggy his biggest rival- although Stefanos has surely got to be the one snapping at his heels more at the moment.

Looks like the weather will be quite nice here today. Was freezing on Wednesday, and really warm yesterday!

Magi

magi love it!! I wonder if Shaggy is playing Eastbourne again this year?...

Maybe Zverev is playing a few mind games saying that about Shaggy? I would have also thought Tsitsipas would be the more likely rival as well.

Shaggy plays Fed next, the biggest age difference ever in a match (ok maybe not ever, but I think it's something like that). I hadn't realised Isner was already in the semi final

It's a gorgeous day here too Raahh which made me realise what a mess the garden is in I have just left it over winter and now suddenly I've realised it's a bit of a tip. So that's today's activity sorted. Although... it's supposed to go cold again next week, so maybe I just won't bother!

magi

I wonder if Federer is feeling old looking across the net at these young guns.

Private I've had the exact same thoughts regarding our garden. It's getting really long, and it's worse, because all the other gardens have been cut ( mainly by the same gardener!), but I just haven't the energy.

I'll regret it if it rains though, the back gets very little dun and takes forever to dry out!

Why do I always end up watching isner's matches?! It feels like every time I turn Prime on, there he is!

Anyway I'm watching him again now, vs young Felix AA and I don't have a good feeling about it. FAA served for the second set but was broken back, so it's surely heading for a tie break. Isner won the first set.

Oh and I did nothing in the garden - I had a cup of tea out there, but that was about it

no, I did nothing either. Thought about it.

It's the thought that counts, and all that .

Jane Fed may look over the other side of the net and think "I may be old enough to be your father (almost)" but then he thinks "I'm still going to beat you"......and he does

Thought about it

That's pretty much what I do about most things these days

True kazza it probably spurs him on!

DH had a day off work so he mowed the lawn today. I was delighted as it got him out from under my feet.

Shaggy is channelling Rafa with tape on both his knees - isn't he only 18 though?! It's a bit worrying if he needs tape at his tender age isn't it?

Some good rallies already (the first game took about 10 mins!).

Fed just did that thing where he won his own service game in about 10 seconds "to pile the pressure back on" Shaggy on his serve. I haven't got the sound on but I'm sure this is what the commentators will be saying (so predictable)

Good work with the grass cutting Jane s DH!

Has anyone seen Auger-Aliassime (sp?) play? Is he as good as all the media hype?

We have no lawn in our (small) garden. It is a great joy!

I've seen a couple of FAA's matches the past few weeks. He's quite different in the way he plays I think - he volleys quite a lot and mixes it up a bit. So he's good to watch from what I saw.

But there's always so much hype about promising players isn't there (eg Dimitrov/the Baby Fed stuff) - hopefully it doesn't affect him negatively.

So who's excited for Federer vs Isner??!!
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...waits...
sorry. I hope Roger wins. Isner has no business being in finals.

Never mind those two - look at Stan's big hammer

love it!!

Stan looks like he's about to take part in one of those fairground things where you test your strength!! Is he?!

Maybe he's going on a bear hunt

if he is at the fair, he should try one of those grabber machines (I can't think of what they're called! You know the ones with all the soft toys!)

Stan!

I actually want Toddler John to beat Smug Fed.

Just because.

I'm because Stefanos and his partner were very narrowly beaten in the doubles.

Jane there's a touch of '70's porn star about that photo - Lumberjack Stan and his big tool

kazza