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!

You rude git AC

I'd love that Private. Sometimes they used to put Wimbledon matches on the red button with no commentary and it was so relaxing to watch.

Did I really just hear what AC said about Schwartzman being able to fit in the trophy ?

They both seem like really nice people - my faith in tennis players has been restored.

How annoying is the announcer?
Posh loud voice.

Sue is talking to him like a bossy mother "don't forget to thank the nice man"

it's a bit like childbirth
You forget how painful listening to Andrew Castle is and then he pops up again and my irritation reaches boiling point. Surely there are decent commentators out there that can offer insightful, interesting analysis
Do you reckon he has blackmail material on someone high up in the BBC I mean why else would they keep employing someone so spectacularly shit

Jane
It's like she's standing over him waiting for him to write his Christmas thank you notes

Soppy git

His girlfriend looks young.

John Inverdale is a much worse commentator than Andrew Castle.
Wish Inverdale could retire.

As no doubt he will be commentating big matches at Wimbledon again.

Lovely speeches from both of them.

He's clearly thinking along the same lines as me - we have so much in common! - in that Murray will need to carry him

Yes Murray will have to do all the running.

Feli’s fiancé is 23 - he was married (quite briefly) a few years ago.

Maybe he’s having a double wedding with Rafa

Can we rename him Andrew (C)arsehole?

What a prat.

But an amazing match - so sad someone had to lose.

Just wonder how Feli is going to manage in 30 mins or so?

Fizzy like Pride and Prejudice

It was an amazing match - he might have been better coming more or less straight back on - he might seize up in 30 minutes.

Ooh just seen the Mac documentary - DH has just realised that I’ll be spending the next few weeks glued to the telly

He always gets annoyed when I still want to watch today at Wimbledon after watching tennis all day!

Fizzy I get "you and your tennis "

I know Jane - at least tennis is the only sport I watch - unlike DH and his football, rugby, cricket and cycling. It’s just when tennis is on it’s on all day

Oh. I went out, and expected to miss this

Have you got their phone numbers for us AC?

Yes a good advert for the Salisbury family there from AC - tennis lessons, accountancy and legal advice! He even seems to know about their sleeping arrangements - he’s a strange man.

why is he even mentioning this stuff?!

I bet AC is a right nosey neighbour.

I see Slow Mo is umpiring.

I bet AC is a right nosey neighbour.

Yeah can you imagine - watching who is sleeping with who, when you have guests and what time you leave for work.