Tennis Thread: it may be nearing the end of the season but no negative face! Still plenty to look forward to...

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Couldn't resist!

Happy wedding day Rafa and Maria/Xisca!

It is a bit confusing. Sometimes it's straightforward and follows the actual rankings.

Sometimes it doesn't

Evening all

I'm supposed to be watching Harry Potter but I've surreptitiously got the iPad next to me and just watching the tie break now.

Love the idea of Grigor's alter ego, Grogor It'd be great if he could beat Djok. Stranger things have happened (like him beating Fed in NY). You never know...

Never going to happen Private (shhh)

Right, can you just win the next set really quickly now Rafa. Pretty please.

Come on Jo Wilfred

I'm loving the JWT resurgence. I think he's great. But, a bit like with Stan the other night, Rafa has more chance to go on and beat Djok, if it comes to it. No offence Jo.

Unless Grogor beats Djok first of course (not that that'll happen, no, never, etc ).

I don't care how much I like someone when they're playing Rafa they're dead to me

Jane

ooh, beardy bloke.

I feel that way about Delpo. And then if the person he's playing loses, and it's someone I normally like, I always feel guilty for cheering against them

Rafa'a going to smash this now by the looks of it.

Btw. My phone has already learnt the "name" Grogor but still doesn't predict Rafa? Instead it comes up with "Tags" every time

Although that's better than when it kept calling Kyrgios "Muffins"

Of course, much will be made of Shaggy's win over Rafa 2 years ago. Which was on hard court, but outdoors.

But Rafa beat him last, though that was clay.

Shaggy, of course, is playing doubles as well. So, even though he had a speedy singles match, he will have still played a bit.

Strange private
"Muffins" isn't the first word that springs to mind when I think of Dick

Tags?

No, Muffins is far too 'fluffy' for Dick.

If he was a food stuff, he would be mushrooms.

I don't like mushrooms.

Have to disagree Raahh
I love mushrooms.

I think Matt Chilton has lost it.
He clearly hasn't a clue what is going on

But Nadal has never won this title.

And he got married last month.

Well, we got stripping.

I might miss the match tomorrow, my sister is having a Hallowe'en party.

Depends when he's on, I suppose.

At least he can keep repeating the not lost a set/serve statistic for now

Now, if it was Dick, that tweener would be the headline shot on the ATP site.

Since it's only Rafa, it probably won't be.

The commentary sounds riveting

They're just so monotone Jane - repeating the same boring/pointless stuff over and over. Argh!!

I hope when they get the WTA they'll bring some decent commentators (like Jo Durie) with them.

I mean, I'm sure it's much harder than it looks and all that. But still

PS I can't stand mushrooms either

My DS has never eaten a mushroom in his life because I refuse to let them cross the threshold, disgusting fungi that they are

At university , a group of students formed a band (they were the super clever, arty crowd).

Amongst their 'hits' was a song called Vegetables of Satan.

That was how I had always referred to mushrooms.

just about sums them up IMO

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Stop with the mushroom bashing.
I love them!

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