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!

I’m not sure either Private - two really good matches - the crowds were getting pretty rowdy.

Your Dad sounds like a fun person to watch tennis with Private

jane

Jane I know! They just decided to do what they liked!!

Well he's getting on my nerves anyway for looking so familiar

Private he's an ex-umpire but I can't remember his name Not helpful, I know

Thanks kazza - I just really recognised him!

Looking forward to seeing Delpo, Halep and our Fabio tomorrow. And the end of Stan v Grigor. Night all!

Stan needs to face up to how fat he is & get a shirt a size up. T'was all tight & wrinkled up.

Lard mountain!

Or do a bit of exercise &stop[ playing around with

PS. He still has a porcine nose.

And, Allez, Titsipas!

"But there, on the famous red clay, the thick-waisted Swiss right-hander, in mismatched color-blocked polo shirt and incomprehensible baggy plaid shorts, destroyed the narrative in four sets with one of the most casual back-handed match-winners in tennis history. This single act of nonchalance marked Wawrinka not as a lucky schlub but as the champion of a new epoch of men’s tennis, a kind of paragon of anti-perfection: Hermes of the dadbod era."
From Vogue no less

Jane

Omg Jane that Vogue quote!! "Incomprehensible baggy plaid shorts" I love it!!

“Hermes of the dadbod era” - what does that even mean?? . Only in vogue - and yes Magi he does have a bit of a porcine nose - I quite like his rumpledness though

I'm not sure Stan dresses to please the Anna Wintours of the world. .

He will never get an invitation to the Met Gala.

Unlike Roger ..
(I doubt he is bothered) .

If he ever does- he must wear an un-ironed bear onesie .

Poor Stan. Talk about damning with faint praise! Anna would never let anyone say such a thing about her beloved Rog

Mind you, I did see the end of the match last night and thought that Stan always looks portly and as if he's got bigger boobs than me (not difficult, I admit ) but when you see him without a top on, he has actually got a six pack I don't know why the act of putting a shirt on adds 3 stone

My poor fellow countrywoman being harassed by Inverdale whilst trying to sunbathe in peace.

I don't know why the act of putting a shirt on adds 3 stone

I reckon it's because the shirt is a size too small - vanity, Stan!

Jane eh? I put the tv on to see what you were talking about, only to see the world No1 playing in front of three men and a dog! Clearly, the Parisians are still at le petit dejeuner

magi

He was talking to a woman called Susan from Ireland who was chilling out on a deckchair waiting for things to start.

And she then got a mention from Sam as well

That'll teach her not to already be courtside, primed for the start of a match

Looks like the heavens are about to open here. I wish I was in Paris .

Yes Sam said she should be getting a move on

I'm glad to see Simona has got off to a solid start. She has seemed a bit shaky of late. Not that she doesn't have the potential to fall apart- she's done it often enough- but I hope she doesn't .

The Stan/Grigor match is set to finish on court 1, I see.

I think that's the wrong decision.

I mean, there are only 3 matches schedules on the new court.

Apologies, I meant to say Halep is no3 and defending champion Still no one watching her though!

Ooh, just turned back on and Stefanos is playing. Hope he wraps this up quickly