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!

fizzy harsh but fair

“Holy gravel”

Jim saying what I always say about everyone getting excited about Rafa's losses coming into RG, and predicting the beginning pf the end.

Over 3 sets is not the same as over 5.

No, it's completely different. Especially at RG.

Does he really need to be this good?!

Raahh are you agreeing with JC?

Private exactly. You'd think they would know that, by now.

Anywhere else, they might have a point.

FIzzy I am.

For the second time in 48 hours.

I was equally as irate as him, over the whole 'lets stop play when the sun is out' on Friday.

Oh, don't fluff it now.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

I am so pleased.

VAMOS

Melbourne was painful. This more than makes up for it.

Oh, button it, Jim.
That's irrelevant.

Yay!!

I hope Dominic will have his day sometime.

Yes well done Rafa - he seemed quite overwhelmed - he’s gone off to do his hair

Well done also to Thiem - I think he will win here one day.

The slabs look quite sinister.

Christine Truman said he slab would make a nice grave stone. But not yet .

*her

very thrifty headstone

Dom is young enough to win it , as I don't think Rafa has many years left in him.

He just needs to stay fit.

Certainly, it's his best slam chance (though he played well in the US open last year).

Rafa could build a small house, with his slabs.

Oh look, Fabrice can count.

Ooh, look. Guy Forget is smiling now. Maybe not tomorrow, when he's hauled in for a de-brief over how the tournament has gone !

Maybe a kennel

Guy Forget will be in the holding room for some time

I like the trophy, because it's quite simple and elegant. Typically French, really .

Raahh