TENNIS THREAD -Sliding in the clay, on the journey to Roland Garros !

[Raahh]

Just had a slight panic when I saw the thread was nearly full.

I am now off to check the schedule properly- to see what I'll miss today

The score watching is stressful!

My Prime has now stalled- ffs.

I hate prime

Will they mention Rafa if he wins, I wonder?

Probably not Raahh

I expect them to call him 'Roger'.

Mac is on fire

Pfft.

Come on Rafa!!

Uh oh! Djokovic is trying to get the crowd behind him - yuk! Now he’s the best thing since sliced bread and Rafa is showing frailties according to the commentators

Fuzzy oh yes, and he's not tired now . Fresh as a daisy now.

When he was losing, he was fatgued, and they were ready to blame the extra time on court he'd played.

Which is still a whole lot less than when he plays 5 set matches.

And now- they are blaming the shadows, again. I think they stole Federer's script.

Wimbledon looks gorgeous.

Something I notice with the Prime coverage- usually, the player who wins the point is the focus of the camera. It's how I can tell who won a point when I lose concentration .

In this match it appears to be Novak, win, or lose.

Does it Jane? I can't believe it's nearly that time of year again. This year has gone so quickly.

Yes!

Yes but the shadows only affect certain players Raahh

I do love Wimbledon Jane - I know it can seem a bit old fashioned and stuffy but i like the tradition of it and the lovely greenness of the courts. Someone told me you can apply for tickets online now though instead of having to send a SAE

It's flown. DS2 gets summer holidays in two weeks!

And now, Djok has destroyed a racquet and the commentators are complaining that he shouldn't be penalised for showing emotion. Piss off.

Er- where is the congratulations for the break of serve??

I am beginning to be glad I have been unable to watch all week. This is really not good for my blood pressure- mainly because I want to scream at the commentary team.

Thanks it's pretty here But cold and wet!
Kinda glad I can't see this though, not sure I want to hear the commentators and it's not good for my nerves

mama you do not want to hear this.

Well, if you are Djok fan, you might. .

He seems to do better when I don't watch the score so I'm going to wait for you all to start celebrating.

Vamos 4-1

I'm not counting my chickens yet though...

They really, really do not want to credit Rafa with anything.

YESS!

VAMOS

(you can celebrate now Jane).