Tennis thread: looking forward to the new season

[PrivateSpidey]

While we dream up our Australian Open advent calendar, the chat continues!

Fizzy it's all too complicated for this early in the season isn't it?!

I see Sascha v Demon is still going on. I must say Boris and Lleyton 's coaching styles seen quite different! And why does Kyrgios keep doing press ups?!

I've just been reading about how there is a women's tournament going on in Brisbane at the mo, and they're having to play on outside courts, because the men are taking up the show courts

I would be pretty peeved at that, especially as this Atp Cup is a new tournament.

Prime has been a bit wonky for me, though DD1 has been able to watch other things on it.
So I have been score watching. Looks like it took Daniil a while to find his feet.

Even the website is not particularly easy to navigate.

I bet the US thought they had an easy tie against Norway- how wrong they were . Go Casper.

I am glad to see Joe Salisbury in the doubles for GB- -he had a breakout year last year, some really good results, only Brit to make the tour finals, yet still focus all year was on 'what the Murrays did'. I'd be a mit miffed if I was him.

Nothing any of you have said has made me any more inclined to get Prime.

magi probably wise. Although it has improved a lot. Aus Open is on Eurosport (I think we have got that, although I probably haven't watched it since last January).

The Beeb is doing a daily highlights show apparently.

Raahh Tim rates Joe Salisbury as wel, from what he said.

Good for Tim! Spidey I first noticed him earlier in the year when all talk was on you know who's 'come back', so he was quietly getting on with it with Rajeev and doing ok, thanks, and no-one was paying much attention.

I'm glad Tim took time out of car park duty to watch a match or two .

Yy, Aus Open should be on Euro Sport, it's about all I have on my bog standard VIrgin package and I usually forget it it there - apart from now and during RG (though sometimes the ITV coverage is better).

It seems Rafa's academy is a fan of the un-viking as well!

Nike Melbourne kits

Jane I think he trained there didn't he? Raahh will be able to confirm no doubt!

Wowzers those outfits

Yikes - I’d quite like that design as a cushion though!

Oh dear God! private
I can only imagine what Kyle Edmund will look like in that
Wtf Nike

Fizzy yes it'd make a nice tablecloth pattern!! Perhaps they are just moving on to the next step from last year's napkin tops!!

kazza I never thought of Kyle, he will probably end up wearing it won't he?

All the blurb about the kits being suitable for the hot Aussie summer... yes but... they look awful!

And Kyle will probably end up defending the fabulous design with some bollocks Nike corporate spiel, like he had to with the awful French Open kit last year

Is anybody watching? Rafa has had a tough second set against Basilashvili but is serving for the match now.

I didn't see any of it - I was planning to watch and then we had an unexpected visitor (a nice one though, so I didn't mind too much). So I've seen hardly any of it so far!

I have seen Thiem's new hair though. Sort of a frosted look!

Oh I haven’t seen Thiem’s new hair - sounds interesting .

I only saw the end of Rafa’s match - still a bit confused by it all

I got struck down by a migraine yesterday afternoon and have spent most of the last 24 hours in bed. Bad timing, had lots to do, as I was fine one minute, and then felt really sick the next. So I feel confused about what day it is and even more disorganised.

I can see the dc going off to school wearing the Christmas decorations.

I have seen that Rafa won, and Djok was pushed by Anderson though.
Still haven't watched any though.

Trying to get my new fire stick to work to watch the tennis....it's not going well 😂
I hope you feel better soon Raahh

Mama thank you.

I am feeling a bit better today, which is good. Still haven't seen any tennis though. Have been trying to keep up with the scores, but really am not keen on the website set up .

Glad to hear that Raahh :)
I've a new voice activated remote thing...
Me: 'Play ATP tennis'
Alexa: 'Do you want to buy some tea?'

ah technology eh?! Hope you get it sorted mama. I don't have a fire stick so can't advise - I always just use my iPad as that seems easiest (am lazy).

I've still not managed to watchmy Christmas tennis this week. I keep seeing interesting looking matches, and by the time I manage to tune in, they've finished, or they aren't on the main "channel". It all just seems too difficult (I know it's not really).

Glad you're feeling better Raahh.

Sorry about the typo - Christmas tennis?! I've no idea what that is. Mind you, the way things are going there will be tennis on Christmas Day soon

Thanks private it's annoying me now
I hope you had a good Christmas?