Tennis thread: it's almost the off-season, but the tennis chat continues!

[PrivateSpidey]

It's not quite time to don your woolly jumpers or stoke up your log fires for the winter - still some tennis to be played this season!

An exciting, mathematically challenging WTFs continues, new Davis Cup soon, etc...

I've finished off your old thread, Private.

It's a real treat to have in the afternoons at this time of year. Especially as all the players are good & there are no weather bothers.

My tennis mad neighbours are off to Madrid next week to see the Davis Cup.

Looks as if it's only on Eurosport & not the BBC. Damn.

I long for all TV to be pay per hour.

Re the butterfly fancier private That will teach you to go in with an open mind. I stopped that a long time ago. Just face it - he's an annoying, irritating prat

Thanks for the new thread btw

I see that Andy will meet Dimitrov in the first round of the ATP Cup in Sydney in January. It will make a change for Grigor to play someone other than Stan
Andy was meant to play Fed but he's now pulled out because he's scared he'd lose to a resurgent Murray

Ooh, jealous of your neighbours magi
Madrid, warm sun, tapas Rioja, tennis. What's not to love

If you look at the weather for Madrid it's wet & a max of about (c!!

The rest of it will be as you described!!!

9C not (C!!

It's not quite time to don your woolly jumpers or stoke up your log fires for the winter
Unless you live where I do. It's fecking freezing!

Thanks for new thread Private

Jane I know, it is here as well. I've just put the heating back on and the garden is looking a bit on the flooded side

I wouldn't mind being in Madrid, even if it is only 9C!

I like your pay per hour TV idea magi. But I think we would need a discount for the time taken up by AC

Raahh if you're reading, hope you're doing ok.

Thanks for finishing off the old thread magi

Yay! new thread!

After the excitement of the Rafa match, I was feeling a bit rubbish, and fell asleep. Went to bed at 5.30- and basically didn't get up (except to move downstairs later when Dh woke me up with his snoring).

I don't feel too clever today, but Kevin and Keith are not causing too many problems, just a dull ache.

I will probably miss this afternoon, parents evenings and stuff, but tonight should be good (although I don't want either to win)

they should be able to make it a draw.

I'd prefer Fed to win (despite the love-in).

Glad you're not doing too badly Raahh. Hopefully Keith and Kevin will keep a low profile from now on!

Keith and Kevin are keeping thing to a dull roar today. But I just feel exhausted.

I want Fed to beat Djok, but only so Rafa keeps his number 1 spot.

I don't know how the groups will pan out- but I'd rather Rafa didn't play Fed in the semi. Although Thiem has been playing so well.

But I'm getting ahead of myself, since , Rafa has to win his next match first!

I’ve had enough of AC already

I want Fed to win tonight - DH was asking me why everyone hated Djok the other night - he answered his own question after watching Djok for a few minutes!

Spidey Sue just said almost word for word what you said earlier about the possible permutations (are you her researcher?) AC didn’t have a clue

Fizzy I'd love that!! They're talking about Thiem as though he's only just arrived on the scene

I know AC said that no-ones ever heard of Thiem ! Maybe some tennis fans have heard of him seeing as he was a French Open finalist! As my DM once said about AC - she wouldn’t pay him out in washers (he’s hopeless)

I missed all the who is Thiem chat thankfully.

Who is Thiem?

Honestly. AC should stick to butterflies and beards.

Playing bad at the net because his dad taught him

I just got in, and saw that Matteo won.

What was wrong with Dom? Sue- Voice of Doom said he wasn't feeling his best.

They aren't going to replay the same Murray interview again are they??
You can tell it's the Beeb.

I don't know whether Domi was just saving his energy!

Jane maybe he was- it was a 'dead' rubber as far as was concerned, although he could have gained ranking points from it.

He's been talking to Russell a lot.

It's like Groundhog day.

He was right to if he has a bad cold.

Andy looks so happy when he talks about his children.