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

[Raahh]

Before we run out .

By be Wimbledon

It’s rubbish magi

Ahh, Rafa trying out his French .

And so it begins. The Murray stuff.

Think I preferred the version I had that had no commentary.

Anyway, I need to try and go to bed.

VAMOS

Well done Rafa! I saw Medvedev speaking French on Instagram yesterday and he spoke lovely and clearly so I understood

I think Rafa’s french would be more like my french - medvedev did seem lovely.

Yes now for the Murray obsession - I do like him but unfortunately he’s probably not going to go very far.

I love Richard Gasquet (as I may have mentioned before ) and he's also coming back from injury himself. So my loyalties will be torn in that match tbh. Just hope they both make it through unscathed!

Unsurprisingly Rafa has withdrawn from Cincinnati.

Murray and Gasquet are on at about 6.30pm tonight (other matches are available )

Not surprised about Rafa, right move really. It's a very dense schedule at thus time of year- and in his case it's always been tricky because it comes up to his least favourite surfaces, and puts him most at risk of injury. Be nice if he could make it to London intact!

Plus he's getting married soon. Can't be hobbling down the aisle.

I had to take the dog to the vet this morning, and as I got in the car, the words I heard uttered by the news on the radio was, yup, Murray's come back in the singles.

I couldn't have timed it better.

Not long now Raahh are you excited?

It’s looking a bit overcast in Cincinnati and I don’t they’ve got a DJ - the atmosphere seems a bit subdued.

No dj! Such a shame!

I've been keeping an eye on some of the scores.
I notice the Felix AA was running out of steam earlier.
Weather will be a factor again in the coming weeks- but probably heat, rather than rain.

My favourite Norwegian , Ruud is playing, though.

So good luck to him .

(He's playing Pella, though)

Is Madonna there to support her Little Cain Dingle/Pella Fella?

I can't watch at the moment , but I hope so

Cain Dingle

I didn’t know Madonna was a tennis fan?

No DJ?! What kind of tournament is this?

I've just tuned in. Feel this could be a bit... unpredictable?

Fizzy Pella's girlfriend does her own tribute act

Feli looking foxy in the crowd.

Fizzy at Wimbledon, Pella's GF was dressed like Madonna , circa 1985.

The thread became a bit of an 80's music nostalgia fest

Feli looks foxy wherever he is

I'm not watching , but liking the idea of Foxy Feli

Nearly makes up for no Rafa.

A Bit .

I must have missed the Madonna tribute girlfriend thing at Wimbledon thanks for the explanation - I was expecting the real Madonna to be there!