Tennis Thread: the grass court season is here! Who will rule Birmingham? Be the King of Queen's? All your Wimbledon build-up chat this way!...

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Best few weeks of the year starts here!

There's certainly more to his game than just his serve. But he has been thwarted with injury, for most of his career.

AC now thinks he is Carol Vorderman.

He can use the calculator function on his phone, bless him .

magi sounds like a brilliant day! Yes I would have thought Caroline would be on her honeymoon as well - also wasn't she injured at RG? Anyway it sounds brilliant, and good to hear you are emulating Stan with your red nose!!

kazza Stan just tweeted some clips of himself helping people at Queen's and an ambulance emoji! Stan Nightingale indeed

Look at Milos with his Tupperware

AC's got his eye on the pink grapefruit tonic

It was saying he was once a next big thing, as was Kyrgios, and Tsitsipas is now.

Ah - sorry. I thought that AC the commentators were being their usual vacuous selves.

Not big enough, AC.

Fining Kyrgios will achieve nothing, when you all still fawn all over him.

I don't even like tennis, but can I just say...

Private that's very practical, that, tupperware. .

Don't want to leave your bananas in them too long. They go mushy.

Well that would be a fair assumption

Poor Grigor. I wonder if he thinks, that was me, once? And whether there's any hope he can still fulfill that potential? He's 28 as you say and these youngsters are coming up fast. It makes me quite sad for him.

I always thought he could still nick a Slam in the period between big 3 retiring and Stefanos and co starting to dominate... but now I'm not so sure.

hawley there is a lot to like about Stefanos, definitely .

If I look at that photo long enough will it heal my hip hawley?

Well, Stan was nearly 29, if my maths is correct (might need AC's calculator) when he won his first Slam.

So there is hope for Grigor. But it's a slim chance, the speed at which the younger players are progressing. So long as they stay healthy.

hawley give it a go! You might like it

Do not mention Gimelstob.

I see Sascha lost to Griffin in Halle. It'll give him time to catch up on his admin before Wimbledon at least.

Goffin. This autocorrect gets on my wick! It doesn't remember anything

And Berrettini has beaten Karen. He'll be one to watch at Wimbledon.

Why, oh why are they still talking about Dick??

Why?

I don't care about his issues. And no, Peter, you were not 'all hotheads and border line nutcases' in the 70s/80s. (there will be complaints about that , probably).

Peter comes out with some err interesting comments.

Jane at Griffin. My phone always corrects it to Boffin

Ooh Feli's up for it

I remember all the grief Mac used to get when he got angry about wrong calls so no you can't say it would have been acceptable back then.

Jane exactly. He became a caricature of himself, almost, because of his behaviour.

And Raonic is out, that's a shame. I do like Lopez, but I really wanted Milos to progress.

Just catching up on all your chat and the tennis. Can’t believe they’re still talking about Kyrgios- apparently he’s playing in the wrong era - tennis players are too well behaved now so he stands out more

Sad about Stefanos but Felix AA sounds like an exciting player - I don’t think I’ve seen him play yet.

López is having a bit of a renaissance it seems - hope he’s not too tired to play doubles with Andy.

The fever tree signs make me want a gin and tonic too - I might treat myself. I agree Private Fever tree is expensive.

Yay well done Deliciano