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!

Marin looks in trouble here.

Thanks for the red button tip Raahh - am watching on there now instead.

Except Inverdale is already annoying me. He's just said the people who bothered getting there early today would be wishing they had an extra hour in bed because this match is so rubbish

Check yo privilege Inverdale I'd be delighted to be there watching these two, no matter what! And so would most tennis fans!

Maybe we should play a drinking game re how many times Inverdale uses the word diminutive??

Private yes, that has been the tone of the commentary throughout, neither are playing well, both have had a bad year blah blah.

They then wittered about Rod Laver/ Roy Emerson for about 10 minutes.

I get the distinct impression they are thinking 'Kyrgios should be playing here/where is Murray?'.

Is it really too much to ask to have knowledgeable, interesting commentators?

Marin is in serious doodoo now

Some good volleying there though. Come on Marin.

Private they sound bored. And really don't want this to go to 3 sets, I don't think. That would risk delaying all the other matches. And they are bored of this one.

FFs, now we get shot clock talk.

Bingo! You waited 3 whole minutes to mention Nadal, John.

I hope it goes to two more really close sets, just to annoy them

Private me too.

Come on Marin! We need you to take it to a long 3rd set- just to annoy Peter and John.

But the thing is- just how tall is Diego?

I know, I wish they'd tell us - I feel so in the dark

Noooooo! they are taking it off the red button

Oh fucking hell. I just got my red button tuned in and now it's going off!

God, they are useless. What "technical difficulties"? The difficulty of finding a competent commentator?

John and Peter have had enough. They've pulled the plug

Actually I like your version better TheOnly - someone's pulled the plug on them

Schwartzman won if anyone's interested. Since the Beeb obviously aren't

That is not good for Cilic.

Yup,I reckon they have had complaints about the crap negative commentary,and decided to shut them up.

Bargain Hunt it is then.

Aaargh what is this torturous music?!

Poor Marin.

Basket making, how appropriate!