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!

Oh what happened to Kyle Edmund - did he retire?? Hope he's ok.

There've been a lot of retirements/withdrawals this year haven't there?....

Ooh right play is back on for Osaka-Azarenka...

Something wrong with Kyle's knee, apparently.

Great win for Osaka - I feel sorry for Azarenka though (I always think of that press conference she did where she broke down in tears ). She played really well today. Hope she gets some easier draws in the grass season.

I have been out most of the day, and saw the beginning of the Kyle match- and was basically feeling the same as magi.
I wanted to watch the Thiem match. Not Kyle. Sorry Kyle.
Very sorry for Azarenka.

I also loved Wimbledon coverage when Des and Gerry did it ( ok, Gerry was annoying), but it's why I had a Goldfish called Desmond.

And now we have Monfils- when the Delpo match will probably be better, and it's not showing.

Delpo has lost the first set.

Pants.

Monfils has checked out of this set then.

He really is a bizarre player.

I've just seen the schedule for tomorrow- Rafa Is playing Goffin, which could be tricky, though David has not been at the level he was a couple of years back.

Federer is playing Ruud- on Lenglen ( faints in shock). Hopefully he will not be too bothered by the noise and the over head cameras.

Ruud , of course, was the player that was playing Kyrgios when he threw a chair in Rome.

Delpo has had the trainer out to tape his knee - the same knee that was fractured in Shanghai.

Private that is not good.

I have also learnt that Ruud trains at Rafa's academy.

Wonder if he had any tips?

Raahh according to The Tennis Podcast, Ruud's dad played in Fed's first ever Slam, the 1999 French Open

Don't know who it was though - don't remember anyone else called Ruud...

Delpo doesn't look like he's having fun out there

Private he really doesn't. He needs to wrap this up - and quickly.

I'm worried about long term damage to his knee though- it doesn't seem to be properly healed, does it?

No, it doesn't. I've got the commentary muted so I can't hear what's being said about it.

Nishioka is playing some good stuff, and he is really quick.

Omg that overhead

Casper's dad is a few months younger than me, it seems- he's 46.

And it's 20 years since he reached the 3rd round at RG. Tomorrow, 20 year old Casper is playing in the 3rd round. How cool is that?

I have gone down a Norwegian tennis rabbit hole.

Ok, it doesn't really go down very far ...

The only thing I ever remember about Nishioka, is he wears the same kit sponsor as Stan- or did- as he was wearing the same checked shorts , the year Stan won. (only Nishioka lost in the first round, iirc.)

That's nice about Caspar though - I like things like that

Right come on Delpo - dread to think if this goes to a fifth...

I remember thinking- blimey- those shorts!

But they did Stan proud.

If Norwegian tennis players ever come up as a Pointless subject, I'm in there.

I know 2.

Yes I thought that was him with the shorts! I wish Stan would bring them back.