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

[Raahh]

Before we run out .

By be Wimbledon

Me too Fizzy

Was she rocking a Desperately Seeking Susan fingerless lace gloves look?

Feli is wearing massive sunglasses and has lustrous locks.

I would love Madge to turn up to Wimbledon- during her very 'British' period , she must have gone, surely?

yes in her tweeds and Hunter wellies

Private

Clutching a pint of Timothy Taylor

She, as far as I remember, has very blonde hair, and it was wear DSS .

It was just the the whole overall effect.

It's funny- dd1 is 13 on on Friday. When she was 8, she discovered the Madonna/Leather jacket/ holey gloves thing. She shares a birthday with Madonna .

Bob Bryan has just been mentioned. Did you know he also had hip surgery? Well I never

at Timothy Taylor - that's what my Dad drinks!

Good to hear the 80s fashions are rolling around again Raahh - or does it just make me feel old?!

Good Lord private !

Is Deliciano watching his doubles partner then?

Good Lord was in response to Bob Bryan and his hip private

The 80's was the best decade and of course it doesn't mean we're old.......

Yes kazza he must be. Sadly they haven't shown him again since.

It's a weird match, as you'd expect I suppose. They are both making a fair few mistakes and looking nervous - the commentator (I think it's Sam Smith) is saying there's pressure on Gasquet because he doesn't want to lose to a guy who just had hip surgery. Fair point!

I see Andy has lost the first set.

Also see that Cilic lost in straight sets earlier....

Poor Marin

I can't be bothered with the Murray stuff, if he loses , he loses.
He is not going to to be the same player . He's had surgery that is not like back or knee surgery, - very few top player have back from hip surgery .

I haven’t watched all of the match but it seems to be taking a long time.

I was going to say was that when Madonna was married to Shane Ritchie but I don’t think that’s the right Ritchie

Oh God Dick is in the crowd supporting his mate Murray - I’d rather look at Deliciano

come back from

Shane Richie (of Eastenders fame)
I have his autograph, somewhere, from the early 80s, from when he was a blue coat at a Pontins holiday camp I went to .

Now that’s a claim to fame Raahh

Shane Richie he's in one of my favourite New Tricks episodes, as notorious bad guy Johnny Teves he has a gold tooth in it, not sure if he does in real life!!

Yes that's true about the hip surgery Raahh, it's completely untested really in singles AFAIK. He seems to be moving ok etc ATM but hard to tell really.

My favourite thing that Shane Ritchie is in , is Flushed Away- as a cartoon Rat!

I love that film Raahh! My DS was watching it a week or so ago - quality viewing!

Unlike this tennis match...

Private I remember getting ds the McDonalds happy meals toys, as a packaged set, from Ebay as Christmas present that year, .He loved that film. I think we still have them .

I loved the singing slugs.

Sigh. Double faults, errors, stuff being bunted into the net, Murray muttering to himself etc.

Remember in the world cup ages ago when they had "Sven-cam", a camera trained on Sven-Goran Ericsson throughout the match? They need that here, but on Feli.

As I've been typing, there have been a couple of good rallies, to be fair.

I'm sure we've spoken about Flushed Away before on this thread. I'm getting deja vu!

This is Pella's Madonna. I love the woman behind her

Hmm interesting outfit choice - how did I manage to miss her at Wimbledon

This match is very dull.

Allez Richard!