Tennis Thread: US Open final weekend, and all your autumnal tennis chat this way!

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Welcome one and all!

he'll catch flies, he will.

Love that, Jane.

Just watching Sascha doing some stretching before his match. Sensibly in grey again.

He has very skinny ankles and quite small feet for such a tall man. Maybe it's my tv.

Oh. here we go.

I'm waiting for my DS to return my iPad so I can watch I feel a bit sorry for him as his has given up the ghost, so I rashly said he could use mine, forgetting tennis was starting now.

Will be relying on your commentary until it's returned!

Agree re Sascha btw. I don't know how someone with that build can play a big hitting game like he does, it's unreal.

Speaking of big hitting, I see Stan is playing Antwerp next week...

Go Stan!- he will need to get Andy another bear for the new arrival.
It's a good thing they have a couple of big houses to put them in.

It is quite nice to watch a match that i don't really mind who wins- I will be happy for both. I'm becoming a bit of a Medvedev fan, but I'm really glad that Sascha has turned his year around. It is turning into a nice rivalry. I just hope no injuries turn up to spoil the party, because it would be good if the younger players could get some wins in. (Not against Rafa though- I really want him to win the WTF this year- might be his last chance).

The howling wolf is back

And Medvedev is in the zone.

He has the early break.

I want this to be a good match though- not like Daniil's loss to Rafa in Canada (I was glad it was that way around at the time, but I wouldn't want it to happen to Sascha!). 3-0 to Dan.

Sounds promising for Medvedev so far then. Hope it's not over too quickly or I probably won't get to see any of it!

Haha that's true about Stan - I bet he'd love the chance to do some more teddy bear shopping!

Sascha is about to break back, he is finding a bit of fight in this game. But Dan is playing some great shots.

I am always bemused by Sascha's massive medallion. (not a euphemism). How his jewellery doesn't whack him in the face, I don't know. .

Or maybe he isn't.

He's blowing his chances a bit.

Come on Sascha, make a match of it.

Dan starting to make some errors now.

massive medallion

I think Dan gifted Sascha that game, some strange errors.

ooh, they are playing Dee-lite, Groove is in the Heart, takes me back to university, that does. (And getting very drunk at my wedding ).

tune.

Sounds like a good match.

So, we are now at 4-4.

Not sure what has happened with Daniil, he had a few errors and let Sascha back in the match.

But it's good that now we have a match.

Great, the iPad has been returned.

Well the set ended quite quickly- two double faults from Sascha.

6-4 to Daniil.

It did - Sascha'll be kicking himself for those double faults I bet.

Oh, this set is going the way of the last one.

Hmm. Sascha looks a bit "negative face".

I can't see it, but I know the face you mean & I'd call it 'spolit brat' face!

Come on Sascha!!

Phew! No bagel!