Tennis thread: to Winston Salem - and beyond! All your build-up to the US Open here...

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Cincinnati finals tomorrow... Meanwhile Andy Murray travels to Winston Salem (by car ) today...

Welcome one and all

kazza all the good stuff seems to happen overnight! Ah well if he was mean to a ball kid then he deserved the boos! It sounded like he relished it tho!

Fizzy hope you have a great time in Mallorca - and that Rafa isn't shy with that yacht invitation!

Have a great holiday, Fizzy.

Thanks guys - so far no yacht invitation

That clip of Rafa was so sweet - he has said that he wants children but not while he’s still playing (trying to ignore magis words of doom!)

Hmm yes Djok’s “shoulder injury” - the Tennis Podcast was a bit sceptical about that as well

I’m definitely seeing Medvedev in a different light now - he does sound quite funny though

Looks as if Rafa is on at a sensible time tonight so should be able to watch a bit of him in action (if I can manage to wrestle the iPad off teenage DSs)

I am hoping to get to watch Rafa today.

Although it's been a bit hairy today- woke up in the middle of the night with a massive black eye! no idea how it has occurred, I was asleep down stairs as usual, ( dog is on steroids, needs letting out every 5 minutes for a wee). Woke up at 2pm, my eye felt a bit strange and there was this big black eye! I hadn't even fallen asleep with my glasses on, or anything else that might explain it.

Anyway, nhs direct have advised I speak to my gp and see what they think , so I will see if it gets any worse before Monday.

I'm now trying to get myself motivated to sort out school uniform. I've been putting it off for ages.

Might just make a first.

And I was very sceptical of Djok's shoulder injury, there was definitely an element of gamesmanship to all that.

Bet Delpo wishes his injuries recovered as quickly, eh?

Oh dear Raahh that sounds pretty scary - hope you get to the bottom of it.

Yes I’m sure Delpo wishes he recovered from his injuries as quickly as Djok does

Djok faces Stan the Man next - bring on the !

Go Grigor!

Thanks , Fizzy. As weird injuries go, it's certainly got me baffled. The dog says he didn't do it.

This must be the best Grigor has done in an event for ages!!

I'd love Stanto win.

Rash, maybe a spontaneous bleed? Hope you are ok.
Dammit - I have a BBQ to go to. DD2 is ill so not going but DD1 wants to go so have to. May miss Rafa but will score watch and watch later. Boo!

Rash? Autocorrect bollocks! Raah my dear - hope you are ok and have not freaked out your family too much.
Watched a bit of deliciano and Medvedev. Med was out of order but the crowd became very anti-him and super pro-Lopez. Cheering for double faults seems a bit mean.

AdelieI took some pain killers and fell asleep.

I cared myself when I went to the bathroom, as I had momentarily forgotten about my eye .

I did think Rafa was on first, so was worried i had missed some of his match- quite pleased I woke up when I did.

We saw Andy Murray’s mum at Newark Airport on Monday

Wanted to say something to her but I chickened out.

Oh, it's Mac.

At least he can't mangle the pronunciation of 'Chung'.

Or can he?

You never know with Mac Raahh

Chung doesn’t really look like a tennis player does he?

You should have said hello to Judy hearts - I know what you mean though - I would probably be dumbstruck if I ever bumped into anyone vaguely famous!

Was she coming in to support Jamie at the US Open?

Oh no. They are mangling Zverev instead

Apparently Chung has been advertising for a girlfriend - they need to be below 5’ 10” . Even John McEnroe thinks this is weird!

I heard that. You'd think they would be beating his door down. Are they freakishly tall in his part of Korea?

I wouldn’t have thought they would be that tall Raahh - pretty specific criteria

Mac is perving over Rafa’s biceps!

Oh, and now they've moved onto their favourite subject.

Dick.

I really hope that Rublev wins against him later - but whatever happens they’ll still keep talking about him.

Tuned in for Rafa v Chung but it seems to be the Andy Murray show??

Apparently Chung has been advertising for a girlfriend - they need to be below 5’ 10”

What the...?!

Spidey, Dick, Murray- you didn't expect Mac to stick to commentating on Rafa during a Rafa match , did you?

If Rublev can keep his cool, he could stand a chance against Dick. Have to hope he gets rattled. He always has his serve to get him out of a hole, I suppose.

Raahh I know - what was I thinking?!

I have got my fingers crossed for Rublev. He's been playing well so I hope he can do it.

I've just been catching up on your earlier posts - sorry to hear about your eye Raahh that sounds v disconcerting. Hope it gets better ASAP.

Thank you. It just looks odd now

I see Mac has written off Cilic already, and decided Rafa will be playing Isner next. .