Tennis Thread: it's been a Seine-sational first week in Paris! Now who will lift the trophies? The French Open continues...

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Sorry, that was the best I could do!

I feel sorry for the ball boys/girls with all that clay blowing in their eyes.

spinning that's what I've been afraid of. They can't afford to hang around .

This is a nerve wracking first few games.

Mats was just saying that the conditions are affecting Fed more than they are Rafa.

Meanwhile Roger: where's my parcel?!

Poor ball kids - also surely they should have hoodies or something? It looks freezing there.

Arty close-up of an umbrella handle

At least I think that's what it was.

In theory- it ought to be the other way around- Fab was adamant it would affect Rafa.

Guga!

Sam and Anne were cold earlier this morning.

At the very least they need an under armour top.

Rafa is waaaaayyy better in wind conditions imo... I just hope the gods of Tennis make this horrible weather go away

Tennis apocalypse!

It looks so stormy doesn't it? Like there's a twister on the way!

Rog has got his sulky face on.

that shot of Roger looked like he was emerging from a sandstorm

Vamos!

VAMOS

Well done Rafa!

Btw. Where's this huge crowd of 15,000 that was ready to form an angry mob if the women had been moved onto Chatrier?? It doesn't exactly look full there, does it?!

Well done Rafa! The swirling sand won’t be good for Novak’s contact lenses - that’s if they manage to get on court - it does look a bit apocalyptic.

Oh ok - actually it does look pretty full from that other angle. Maybe lunch has finished?!

Wow what a shot Rafa!

On Eurosport they just said "did it need to be that good?"
they are criticising him for being too good?!

I keep thinking there are empty seats, Private but then I realised what I was looking at was actually stair wells- from a distance, it did look like empty seats though.

Oh no fizzy, I'm a huge Novak fan, didn't think of that... Its hour ahead in France so you're probably right about lunch private

spinning I do have a secret soft spot for Novak since I saw him play Rafa last year. And in fairness, Djok v Rafa on clay would probably be a great match. But I love Thiem as well.

They said earlier the weather's meant to be like this all day

Has a match ever been called off for wind?

I remember when Andy Murray beat berdych at the US Open and a chair blew onto the court. I can't remember if they called it off though?

Private they were talking about that match on Eurosport - chairs were blowing onto the court but it still didn’t get suspended.

Can’t believe they criticised Rafa for being too good - actually I can

Yes!! What a shot!