TENNIS thread - We wave goodbye to SW19, and look forward to the hardcourt season.

[Raahh]

Before we run out .

By be Wimbledon

Yes private I've just read about Peter McNamara now and came on the thread to post.

I watched him play doubles with Paul MacNamee at Wembley Arena in about 1985 and then saw him several times over the years at the RAH veterans.

Seemed like a lovely chap and a great player.
Very sad.

Very sad. Lovely guy.

I haven't played tennis since I was 6 months pregnant with DS. And he's heading fast for 40!! Once I'd had kids it was really difficult to get courts, other people to play with etc so I went back to swimming. A much easier exercise in terms of arranging stuff!

Tennis followed by cake sounds good Private - in fact I think I’d skip the tennis and go straight for the cake

Definitely don’t give your DS a lift again kazza

Are you still sea swimming magi? We’ve got an outdoor pool not too far from us. I might try and go tomorrow but will need to get there early as it will be heaving.

Just heard the news about Peter McNamara at the beginning of the Tennis podcast - very sad.

I hear Mahut and PHH are getting the band back together for the US Open. Pleased to hear that, they were/are a brilliant team, I'm glad they didn't fall out.

I wonder whether Andy Murray will play the hardcourt tournaments? He and Lopez should team up again maybe.

Fizzy yes it's tempting to cut straight to the cake but it's a coaching session (well we mess about but there is a coach in charge of us ) so sadly we'd never get away with it!

Haven't listened to the podcast yet, will have to tune in.

Outdoor pool sounds fab for tomorrow. I wish there was one near me! It's supposed to be boiling hot here this week not looking forward to that!

As well as making a light rain shower sound like a monsoon, the lean-to/outhouse also reaches temps of approx 50C as soon as the sun comes out. We are demolishing it soon (well not me personally - although that would be v satisfying ) but not soon enough IMO!

Anyway I'll stop rambling now.

Maybe

Outdoor pool is lovely Private but combination of hot weather and school holidays means that it will be very busy - I’ll try to get up early but not sure if that will happen

The outdoor toilet sounds like more trouble than it’s worth

I liked the Murray/Lopez combination

Evening all!

Sad about McNamara.

Bit of mixed feelings about Mahut and PHH, really. I hope ERV is unavailable and not just dumped, because other wise I'd be a bit upset. (He was distraught after the Wimbledon final). After all, PHH was quick to get together with Murray, even though he was supposed to focusing on singles . But I love Mahut, so for his sake I hope it works out.

Swimming involves tackling the forest that is growing on my legs, I can't inflict that on the general public. I am hairier than the dog. And he's a very hairy schnauzer. I have promised to take dd2. I will be brave. .

We had a sort-of tornado round here on Friday. I noticed the rain (torrential) but missed the 'wind tunnel'. It blew trees up, apparently. My gate fell off, but that was a coincidence (rotten hinges)

Sea swimming daily - it is the joy of my life. Better than !!!!!!!!!!!!

Raahh I hear you about the deforestation - such a pain. Those full length Victorian bathing costumes had a lot to recommend them in some ways!

Feeling at all of your swimming exploits today - enjoy!

Private I am very much a winter person. My legs rarely see the light of day, even in the summer. .

Me too Raahh. I'm looking at an autumn garden catalogue as we speak

Meanwhile good to see Rafa has started practicing on hard courts - only 35 days until the US Open starts!

According to the Yachting Times (which I don't read - saw it on twitter) Rafa is taking delivery of his new yacht next year.

All right for some.

Oh sorry it was the Super Yacht Times.

I do read that, obviously

I saw a picture of him practicing- so long as he doesn't injure anything.

A new yacht. Can't be bad .

I want to be on Rafa’s yacht! He must have been trading his old one in for a newer model. Doesn’t everyone read Super Yacht Times ?

I managed my early morning swim - it was nice and not too busy. It’s very hot here now and I don’t quite know what to do with myself - it’s supposed to be getting hotter over the next few days as well

I am also more of an autumn/winter person - roll on September and the US Open (although I’ve realised that I’m away for the second week - I really need to stop booking holidays when the slams are on - should be able to watch it on prime though)

I know! There was a picture of it. It was about twice the size of my actual house (outhouse not included - well you can't have everything Rafa).

I know what you mean about injuries. I often feel the same about Delpo - ie, it's better if he doesn't play because of the risk. But then he'd never play at all So it's a bit of a vicious circle.

Although I've gone off Delpo a bit since those soppy photos - well not really. But I need some new faves, much as I love JMDP. Goffin could take over but then he'd be cursed forever.

Sigh.

Fizzy yes I bet Super Yacht Times doesn't have a very big readership!! Yes Rafa must have been upgrading

Your swim sounds lovely. It's boiling here as well. Far too hot!

Oh to be on a super yacht now!
It's boiling already this morning.
Spectacular lightening last night!

I see things are going from bad to worse for Dimitrov. He's lost in the first round in Atlanta, straight sets to Kevin King (me neither ) - 405 in the world . What is going on with Grigor?

Andy & Jamie are playing doubles together next week in Washington! Also Kyrgios and Tsitsipas which could be amazing or a complete hot mess.

Maybe Stef can share some of his philosophical musings with Dick.

I wish I could watch Hamburg. Some good matches today.

Jane I think it's lovely that Sascha is playing in Hamburg - probably just what he needs at the mo being on his own turf (or clay). I'm going to try and watch a bit later.

withering yes that's great about the Murray bros! Looking forward to seeing some of that hopefully (am sure Amazon will cover the doubles in this case!). As for Kyrgios and Tsitsipas - well, Stef must be a very nice forgiving person, is all I can say to that.

I hope he does well. I don't want him doing a Grigor I expect Domi to be the main man in Hamburg though.

kazza we also had a huge storm here - but nobody in our house woke up except me

What is going on with Grigor?!? That's a shocker of a result isn't it? I really hope he can turn things round, it's a shame he and Agassi weren't together longer, Andre could have given him some good advice on coming back from the brink!

Sorry for the multiple posts - everyone's previous posts are showing in a totally random order and I missed half of them

It's fine on the app Private but I've seen the complaints about threads being all mixed up. Very strange.