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...

Same here, I really hope you don't have to have that treatment Raahh.

I'm with you on the late break up from school - what is the point? DS finishes on 20th this year which is about right I think. I've been to a school advent mass today and their play is next week (DS is "an extra elf" ). Also the Christmas "fayre" so I need to find some stuff for that. Argh!! Why can't I just watch Christmas films in peace?! Did you manage any festive viewing yesterday Raahh?

Fizzy I see Love Actually is on TV next week

Spidey I managed to watch the end of a film I had recorded earlier. .

I'm beginning to grow weary of Americans with very white teeth .

oh god I know! They're like identikit teeth, the lot of them! Another reason to watch old films IMO - normal teeth

Little Richard Gasquet

Thanks for the heads up about Love Actually Spidey - I’ll make sure I avoid it

Aww look at lovely little Richard with his Henri Leconte poster in prime location there, bless him

Yep Fizzy you'd better go out that night

Just been browsing Instagram, which is the place to go to see Grigor in a pink turtle neck jumper (sure, why not) hanging out with Lenny Kravitz...

And Ugo Humbert playing the piano (he's bloody brilliant).

No actual tennis though...

Also just seen the pic of Rafa with Olaf at Disneyland Paris. Love it.

Right I'll stop now.

Humbert has beautiful hands and that's why he's good at the piano according to everyone's favourite commentator. I must go check him out.

I feel like I've been waiting for the sun to come out all day but it's just getting darker and darker. Ugh.

I need to find that picture of Rafa with Olaf!

Ahh little Richard Gasquet - I had posters of Ivan Lendl on my bedroom wall . I’ve got a small picture of Rafa in his pants in the kitchen

There is a local showing of Love Actually with a live orchestra next week but unfortunately I’m already busy that night (phew)

I’ve got a small picture of Rafa in his pants in the kitchen

I love that Fizzy. I think the Olaf picture would make a nice festive companion for it - perhaps we could make it into a snowglobe?!

My DS outed me yesterday when he borrowed my iPad, shouting down the stairs: "MUUUM why have you got a picture of Captain America as your wallpaper?"

What can I say?

He is getting his own tablet for Christmas so I can keep my wallpapers private

DH is not too happy with the Rafa in his pants picture Private

Jane oh was that Umbert who had "lovely soft hands" - I'd forgotten that.

Perhaps he could duet with Tim Henman who was also described like that IIRC

That’s a good idea!

I’ve just seen the picture of Grigor in the pink turtleneck and medallion - not a good look . Don’t think Lenny Kravitz is very impressed!

More football

What, again?! It's never off!!

Sorry, but Grigor just looks like some sleazy Eastern European pimp

Grigor's top reminds me of delicious 80s dessert Angel Delight

Earlier than that private I had Angel Delight in the 70s. Always used to have it on sliced banana. Still buy it now, just to boost DS's E Numbers

Angel Delight and bananas (definitely not envy!)

Aww, I've seen the picture with Rafa with Olaf. I do like pictures of Rafa in pants too, though. He favours Tommy Hilfiger .
That's nice. I am confused this week (for a change). DD2 is going on a cinema trip with Brownies to see Frozen 2- I was sure it was this Saturday, only it isn't it is the 15th. I really want to see it too.

I've just had to pick up dd1 from school. In 9/10 years of school she has had about 8 days off and 4 of those days have been since July. If she was ever ill at other times- she was always unlucky enough to be ill in the holidays .
She really isn't well. I'm just worried the curse of the Raahh women hasn't struck, and she isn't getting migraines.

Oh dear, hope your DH gets better soon Raahh

Just read that Caroline Wozniacki is going to retire after the Aussie Open.

DD, not DH Raahh* sorry!