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’m not able to watch this afternoon so relying on you lot for important updates (not necessarily about tennis )

AC is pretty clueless about tennis considering it’s his job!

I've been in and out but hopefully I'll get to watch the rest uninterrupted.

Stef looks a bit pale. I wonder if he's caught Nolevirus.

Nolevirus

We need him to be under the weather for this.

Quickly checking the scores whilst collecting dd2.

I hate tie breaks.

Bit of a late challenge!

Feck!

I got back in time to hear AC say something about a knee wobbler.

Stef had to work for that game.

I'm still nervous.

He needs to get in Stef's head. They seem to crumble once you do. (Sascha,Zverev and Stef all do it- Thiem, a bit older and wiser never really shows emotions on court that much).

Can't deal with another tie break.

Vamos!

VAMOS

AC counting the shot clock is bloody annoying .

Don't blow this!!

Timbo

Game on!

Thing is - even if he wins, he is relying on Zverev to los, to go through.

But at least he will have redeemed himself with 2 wins,and retaining the number 1.

And Djok is out.

So not all bad.

*lose

Oh button it, AC.

now, VAMOS

Oh ,Stef is doing the shoe thing.

I do wonder if he does it on purpose.

I watched Rafa the other day- he ties his laces with bunny ears - which I found cute. I always learnt to do loops (and as alefty , teaching tight handed dc is a pain- so they wore velcro shoes for longer than strictly necessary).

Jane anyone idly dropping in on this thread, must wonder what the hell is going on sometimes.

Then they back away slowly, and leave us to it.

AC thinks he does

Raahh they're probably happy we're corralled here together and not roaming Mumsnet.

Jane that is true

VAMOS

I need to stop bloody counting.

yes, you can count to 6.

I need AC to stop counting that should say.