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

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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...

Sue is to Tsitsipas as Mac is to every surname!

Jane

I love how Rafa said he was 33 1/2!

Jane I've got loads of bulbs to go in as well. It's just been too wet. There's loads of flooding by us and the garden is like one giant puddle

Had to do the school run when Rafa was serving at 4-5. Arrived home to see him half way through his speech.

"I may or may not see you tomorrow"

If I was Chris Kermode and it had been Cock that was No1, I'd have refused to do the presentation.

But then, I can hold a grudge.
CK is probably bigger than that.

I did think Chris Kermode looked genuinely pleased for Rafa.

And Rafa signalled for Chris to join him for the photos and posed with his arm round him, which looked genuine, so that was nice.

Ah did he - I didn't see that - I blame prime for going off repeatedly

What are everyone's predictions for tonight's match?? I reckon Medvedev will win, because even though he's got nothing to play for technically, he seems contrary like that

Normally, I would say Medvedev but I have a feeling Sascha may win

Amazing match - love Titsipas & the way he plays. So mature for 21.

I did not like Annabel's dress - too fussy with all that black lace.

I'd be just as happy with a Tits/Fed semi as a Rafa/Fed!

So happy that it is the afternoon match so will be able to watch it.

Loved the tube names video - thanks, Jane

And agree with Raahh that people must think we are all a bit odd!!

Im just hoping Daniil doesn't throw it because he has nothing to lose. After all, he's lost 3 times to Rafa in the last few months. He might be feeling grudgy.

But Stefanos coukd have held back today, given he has to play tomorrow, and was already through. I was glad to see he was very into the match

So long as Stef beats Fed, i dont mind that magi

I missed the match and it sounded like a corker . I’m still not really sure about all the possible permutations. Wish I’d seen Rafa get his big trophy - I’ll see if it’s on catch up but knowing Prime probably not.

Fizzy since it was shown on bbc2, it might be on iplayer?

Thanks Raahh I’ll have a look - I liked the tube station pronunciations - they don’t make sense really do they?

No, they don't.

Fizzy I was thinking that - a lot of native English speakers probably couldn't pronounce them either!

I loved Stef's logic: "if you mean S, why not just go straight to S?!"

You're not the only one who is still struggling with the qualifying permutations.

Sue and Tim were still taking the pee out of AC after the Rafa match and he's still refusing to accept what they are saying.

But then, he is incredibly stupid

Sorry, the above should have been addressed to fizzy

It's been a long week and I need a large gin

Thanks kazza I already have a large gin

I’ll watch tonight’s match and then hopefully everything will become clear - it does seem very complicated though.

The prime coverage helpfully ended just as Rafa was about to get his trophy and I can’t find the tennis on the iplayer - Eggheads is on there though

fizzy I saw tennis on iplayer yesterday but I think you have to wait until tomorrow to see today's programme

AC really is dim. I mean, he is meant to be the pundit giving us the information. It doesn't take a genius even I can do it to google the ATP website. Which explains.

And we all know more than him

It's probably good he never made it to the equivalent of the Tour finals or many other major events The whole thing would have blown his mind.

The trophy presentation

Thanks Jane

Rafa's speech was lovely. Very heart warming!

I'm watching Sascha and Daniil now- they all think Daniil will win on Amazon.

Either way, tomorrow, Sascha plays Dom, whether he wins or loses. He can only come second in the group.

I really do hope that Daniil comes out fighting, for some pride, not to lose 3 matches.

I really like Sascha. But...