Tennis Thread: who will (Arc de) Triomphe in Paris? It's going to be Eiffel-y exciting! The French Open is almost here!

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Sorry, couldn't resist!

Bring on RG!

Did they just say it's Otter Day today?!
And his opponent is called Otte(r)
Is that why Fed is dressed like that?

How has Rog never heard of Otte. Maybe if he played a bit more tennis...

I see Evans and Norrie have just won their doubles.

The bigging up of Federer- who has a 219/69 win/loss record on clay, (to Rafa's 431/39)- baffles me.

Djokovic has a better clay record.

As expected, the Dimitrov/Cilic match is a close one, looking at the scores. It's gone to a tie break, and is 3/3 in that at the moment.

And Stan won his first set against Garin 6-1.

I was a bit worried about that match- Garin has had a good start to the year, won a couple of tournaments.

Great start for Mahut, who is 2 sets up.

I like Oscar.

Mahut is doing well against Kohlschreiber.

Jane he is. He'll put his 'retirement' off indefinitely at this rate.

And as I predicted earlier Cilic is ahead in his clash with Grigor (but only just. It's tight.

Oh they are talking about the seats.

Took four years to make them (they were probably on strike for three of those)

Jane

4 years?

And they look half finished

will take them forever to get the roof done!

maybe that's why Fed stayed away- he expected the roof to be there this year? (shouldn't have listened to Mac).

And how many times since the match started have they mentioned how long it is since Fed last played, anyway.

They are determined to make out that the return of the prodigal son has increased the number of spectators. It's really disrepectful towards all the players who didn't skip the last 3 bloody years .

I'm sick of the Federer Show. Can you tell?

Aww, Mahut! Well done to him.

Inverdale back quizzing again. I think he wants his own game show.

jane he does. It was worthy of Pointless that one. As in, really pointless.

Well done Mahut

Looks like Stan had a comfortable match

Unlike Cilic /Dimitrov, which looks like a great match, if the score is anything to go by. Shame I can't watch it

Not typical of Sampras on clay, Jim.

He was shit.

kazza I know, of all the matches today (Rafa aside)the Cilic one was the one I really wanted to see.

Poor Otte

Can't we watch Cilic?
.why have we got to watch Konta?

Cute.

He didn't do too badly though, not nearly the walkoever they are suggesting. He had his moments.

And nice beard.

Not Konta. She makes me irritable.

Ugh.

I've seen Jo serve once, and I don't want to watch any more.