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

I miss the Wimbledon theme tune , is all I'm saying.

Serena is wearing her black raincoat and looks daft.

Bianca looked cool in ear phones an looks young and confident.

Hello all. I thought I’d look for you after enjoying Wimbledon with you all. It has taken me since then to work out how to understand Amazon Prime! It’s not quite the is it?

Its not quite the same as the bbc, is it?

I’ve lost my watching the tennis mars bar between the kitchen and the armchair. Bear with, bear with ...

US open have not gone plastic free, then.

AC would not be happy.

Well

You'd best find that quick.

No, it is not quite the BBC

Are we in the UK as openly partisan, do you think? I fear the answer may be yes.

We don't go as far as getting the military to unfurl the Union flag on the court.

But they do mention Andy Murray at every opportunity, Even if he's not playing.

It was on the work surface. Both black. And my age is a contributing factor.

Martina! I quite like Martina.

Kids are in bed and DH is out. Perfect tennis watching conditions. But I’m not at all excited. Don’t want to put a dampener on, but I’m doing to be Andreescu all the way.

Oh- interesting- Serena retired against Bianca in Toronto.

Quite Right Raahh, they do.

I'm not that thrilled by it- but I have a French Canadian surname (courtesy of Dh- he's half American), so I'm Canadian for the night.

And Bianca seems quite nice.

Plus I've never liked Serena, and can't believe it's a year since I watched last year's final- in utter disbelief at how badly she behaved.
And it was not the umpire's fault.

Hi Well nice to see you

Did you find your Mars?

I'm having a peppermint tea not quite the same. Might forage for some biscuits - think there might be a few bourbons kicking around...

So Serena ‘got upset’ last year did she? Understatement or what?!

Ds2’s favourites are bourbons Spidey so we’ve always got them in. I love a bourbon. Also love ginger crunch creams. I have some of those in my Brexit stash which I might well raid.

Hope I don’t wake the kids cheering for Bianca. I will be Canadian with you Raaahh despite being nearly all Welsh with a bit of Irish.

I have been good all week- so I have some vodka for tonight.

I like what I've seen of Bianca- which isn't much, but she doesn't seem to get intimidated.

Just ignore the crowd.

Well I can't believe how much they have under played what she did, and still tried make out Ramos was at fault.

I don't know about her refusing to have him officiate her matches, if I was him, I'd refuse to be around her.

I am going to get very annoyed . The commentary is already so biased.

'The crowd is a little bit more behind Serena' Annabel.

You think??.

Of gawd. Meghan.

Does Anna Wintour ever do anything with her face. Like actual expressions?

She is a very strange woman.

Jim- he admitted the coaching.

Just tuning in - I didn’t see the mac but heard about in on the radio

I’m supporting Andreescu - I’m definitely not a serena fan.

Ooh Meghan Markle - I’d read that she’d flown out to support her mate.

Enjoy your mars bar WellTidy

Serena’s behaviour was disgusting last year. I don’t know why nobody with any influence or audience doesn’t say it as it is. She deserved to be publicly slammed.

I am similarly annoyed and getting more so as the commentary continues.

I don’t think I’ve ever paid much attention to Martina commentating on Serena before, but now that I am, I don’t like It.

Maybe I need a gin.

Well at the French Open, listening to Marion Bartoli commentate on Serena is torture.

I’m just realising Raahh that I don’t seem to choose towatch many of Serena’s matches, unless they’re big matches that I would watch regardless of who was playing.