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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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PrivateIsles · 21/05/2019 13:51

Sorry, couldn't resist!

Bring on RG! Tennis

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 09:52

They showed the Thiem press conference fiasco. I hadn't seen it in full. Thiem walked out- don't blame him. Cash was definitely on his side.
Annabel said there would have been no way the situation would have happened in reverse- can you imagine the shouting from the Serena camp, if she had been expected to move for Dom- I mean, he's just a man ffs, and she's had A BABY.

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 09:57

Yes it should definitely be a box office match Raahh!

Speaking of looking good, Chris Evert is on now - love her. Talking sense as usual. Catherine is a great presenter as well. She doesn't patronise the viewers and she doesn't grovel to the players. And I like Jo Durie as well. Basically, Eurosport rules Grin

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 10:01

I love Chrissie- she is the Queen of Clay.Crown I think Rafa will match her wins at RG if he wins this week (something like 94 matches?) .

I agree, they have some great commentators on Eurosport.

Raahh · 03/06/2019 10:05

Catherine is one of my favourites- she is not afraid to be controversial.

I wish she was on the BBC- that would upset the apple cart (she is not afraid to criticize FedererGrin).

Raahh · 03/06/2019 10:11

Oh, and Happy Birthday ! Rafa!
Cake

I wonder if anyone expected him to still be playing the way he is, now, especially with his game? It's amazing really.

May your knees hold out for a few years more, Rafa.

Fizzywinegum · 03/06/2019 10:31

Yay happy birthday Rafa - I bet he’s glad he’s not playing today so they don’t wheel on the embarrassingly large cake Grin

I’m surprised that he’s still playing the way he is Raahh but glad that he is.

I like Catherine on Eurosport - she’s on the tennis podcast as well. Apparently she got caught up in the crush when they moved the Stan/dimitrov match to another court the other night and she had to jump into some bushes to escape!

Should be some good (popcorn) matches on today - not sure if I’ll watch any although DH has downloaded the Eurosport app for me (to keep me quiet I think Smile)

JaneJeffer · 03/06/2019 10:52

I saw a clip of Thiem on You Tube. I'm glad he walked out. The comments on it were not very complementary towards Serena!

Raahh · 03/06/2019 10:59

I had to take the dog for a quick walk to the park (and dd2Grin).

Looks like this match has been up and down.

Raahh · 03/06/2019 11:39

Well, in the end it was a fairly easy win for Barty.

Raahh · 03/06/2019 11:42

Oh, the Paire match is on Eurosport 2.

Hope he's brought lots of racquets with him Grin.

JaneJeffer · 03/06/2019 12:08

Courier is like an annoying fly that keeps buzzing around your ear.

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:08

It's a nice match, this Paire-Keith one. I like Benoit's socks btw! Actually he just looks great, full stop. Not totally sure about Keith's liquorice allsort ensemble though. I sort of like the colours but the combination is a bit much Grin

Packed day on Lenglen isn't it - has the best matches as well IMHO. God knows what time Delpo will get on court, I had better be able to watch!!

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 12:14

Benoit does look smart.

He's also behaving himself, so far Grin

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:14

Jane Grin

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JaneJeffer · 03/06/2019 12:20

Struff is making Djokovic work hard.

Raahh · 03/06/2019 12:21

oh good! Come on Struff!

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:21

What do you think - is the Paire match going to 5 sets????

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 12:24

Private it is looking that way.

But we might end up with a breaker. Grin

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:25

A popcorn box office breaker Grin

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 12:26

Private with a mini break thrown inGrin

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:28
Grin

Benoit is on thin ice here

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 12:32

Keith has been making a few mistakes though.

PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:34

Yes - they're both either stuffing it up or being brilliant. Gotta love tennis!!

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PrivateIsles · 03/06/2019 12:35

What a return from Benoit!!

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Raahh · 03/06/2019 12:35

And I've just seen it is business as usual for Djok.

Come on Struff!

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