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!

If you've all fucked up over Wimbledon, come down to Eastbourne - it's cheap, great access & lots of fun.

And I know all the pubs/restaurants where we could have a great meet up.

I'd love that magi

A tennis meet up would be fab magi

Don’t think I’ll be going to Wimbledon

I started laughing in bed last night thinking about Sascha collecting glasses

Eastbourne is Friday 19 June - Saturday 27th.

Ground passes start from free up to £22.

If you want centre court tickets it's more but I'm happy with a ground pass as you are so close to all the action on the outside courts - it's great.

You're doing a good job of selling this magi - it sounds great!

thinking about Sascha collecting glasses
It'd be so funny wouldn't it - "Hey I haven't finished that" - "Oh sorry buddy" etc

Exciting night at Stamford Bridge though, 4-4 draw!!

I see the "group photos in front of London landmarks" are out for the WTFs. They're in sportswear though.

I want suits! (And squished into a tube carriage preferably)

Keith's expression still makes me laugh

Aww Marin Cilic in that photo - he's out of the Davis Cup with a knee injury . The first tie is Croatia v Russia! I don't know about Coric. I think Medvedev's playing? And Khachanov/Hemsworth is listed but he's in the Maldives atm

Aww, Marin

And yes, Keith is definitely thinking 'who thought this up'

It's amazing the difference between last year and this- and also the year before.

No Cilic, no Keith, no Anderson. And Delpo should have been there

But in theory we should get Rafa, I still think the Fed /Djok team is easier.

Thiem doesn't, obviously - not surprisingly, he'd rather take his chances on Rafa's team too. Dom has not done so well at the 02 (and we always have to listen to Tim 'not a fan of clay courters' Henman) moaning about how Thiem plays indoors, as though he is outdoors.

Well, that will be because he's an outdoor tennis kind of bloke, Tim. .

Yes Keith’s expression is definitely WTF . I was just thinking about the tube photo the other day and wondering what they were going to do this year (Sascha performing various menial tasks for the other players maybe?)

Still got fingers crossed for Rafa at 8pm on Monday night (I think)

I was trying to figure where I can watch, i remember it being split between BBC and Sky/eurosport last year. I think it might be similar, but with amazon.

I do hope Rafa plays. If he can win a couple of matches, then Djok has to win the tournament to get the year end number 1 I think.

I really want Rafa to win, but as usual, it's a big ask. If he doesn't, then any of the others except Fed or Djok would suit me really. I think Medvedev might be able to break the curse of the 02- winning it didn't turn out so well the following year for Murray, Grogor or Sascha, though Sascha has come good at the end of this year.

It's taken Grogor the best part of 2 years to get back to top 20 winning form.

Fizzy the only photo of them I've seen so far looks as though it's a selfie of all of them taken by........Sascha!

So yes, he's the tournament photographer aswell

He's a busy bloke!

He'll never get chance to defend his title. No time to practice.They will have him washing the towels next.

If anyone is going, and Sascha is on the door, checking bags/tickets- do let me know .

I need to work out,as well, exactly how many weeks it is now since Rafa allegedly got married.

In case it gets mentioned by anyone during the commentary. It's going on my Commentary Bingo! card.

kazza you’re right - he’s official photographer as well as making the posters etc!

I’m sure Rafa wedding will get mentioned Raahh especially if AC has anything to do with it - he’ll have the lowdown on the canapés

I think last year the bbc showed the afternoon matches but not not the night ones - can’t remember if it was on the red button. Is it on Prime does anyone know?

BBC2 are showing the afternoon matches & the final :

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/50235579

I think Prime are showing the rest.

Brill, thanks magi. Looking forward to it.

Has there been any news on Rafa?

I'm still sad about Delpo Raahh. When I saw that WTFs photo on Instagram, the one right beneath was of Delpo practising in Buenos Aires. Again. Sob. I can't wait for him to come back!

Btw I bought a tennis thread Christmas decoration - so tasteful isn't it?! I'll hang it up for us on 1 Dec

That is amazingly hideous tasteful! I'd have definitely bought that!

Loving the tennis Christmas decoration Spidey - is it real size?

That's a great Christmas Bauble.

Poor Sascha, though. Christmas is just another chore to add to ever growing list. He's probably aready fretting about Christmas shopping and putting up the tree you know. Maybe he has to shop for all the players. ? Those massive yachts don't gift wrap themselves.

I hope his dogs ignore his tree/anything beneath like mine does. Otherwise, he'll have a problem . My house rabbit used to chew threw the lights

(I never knew how it survived).

He’ll probably have to cook the dinner as well

Yay tennis on the telly! I love that bauble Private

Lordy private !
I hope you were restrained and limited yourself to just one of those tennis baubles

So Jannik Sinner has won the Next gen tournament.

he has raced up the list recenty. Seemed to come from nowhere, but is very good indeed.