Tennis thread: Australian Open finals and beyond!

[PrivateSpidey]

All tennis chat welcome here

multipack not multitude!! That makes it sound like I'd open the cupboard and an avalanche of Werther's would fall out

Buried under an avalanche of Werthers would be a hell of a way to go .

it would.

Davis Cup and Fed Cup are making the players sort out their own towels
Advantage Zverev.

Are Werthers known for their curative properties? I've got the lurgy and it's taking ages to go. I'll try anything at this stage!

Werthers are known as 'old fart' sweets in our gouse - after the ad with grandpa giving them to GC .

magi I remember that ad: "Now I'm the Grandpa"

I got them thinking of my mum's trick of buying sweets that we didn't like that much for car journeys etc, so we wouldn't stuff them all at once (Opal Fruits usually) - thought I could ration the Werther's out similarly

Jane not sure about their healing properties tbh - worth a try though?! Hope you feel better soon

Spidey you don’t like Opal Fruits?? . I was trying to remember what they’re called now but then it came to me - starburst! Maybe I need some Werthers originals!

Hopefully the Coronavirus will stop Kyrgios from carrying his towel in his mouth - yuk - I will post about tennis at some point (hopefully!)

Is Rafa playing at Indian wells? The website sounds too confusing for me!

Daft, those Werthers. Best shape for choking on & you give them to the very young & very old!!

Mym mum had small tins of boiled sweets in the glove box for long jpourneys - they weren't very nice! They were called Travel sweets & google reveals there are loads of them still made!

I haven't got a sweet tooth at all (now crisps, nibbles......) but on a long drive I do enjoy a boiled sweet now & again - not sure why.

Jane . Hot water with honey, lemon & some grated fresh ginger in it does wonders. Drop of whisky added to it is a good nightcap.

Fizzy I hope you are right. I hate that towel/mouth act.

Ugh- yes, Kyrgios and his towel- he looks like a dog. Except dogs look cute.

Rafa is supposed to be playing at IW - I've not heard any different. Really will be Djok's to lose if both Fed and Rafa are out of action (not that Rafa has necessarily been a major force there over the last few years- though he did ok there last yer before having to withdraw).

give them to the very young & very old!!
Worried about which category I'm in

Fizzy no I don't like Opal Fruits/Starbursts, they're all horrible and sour except the red ones!

magi your cold cure sounds nice, especially the whiskey version.

I also think Rafa is playing IW - isn't he doing a charity thing this weekend before the main draw (if that ever happens)?

Rafa must be playing singles at IW, as apparently he's playing doubles there.
Although, this is according to the IW website, which we have officially established is crap

it's probably all last year's news kazza

I predict Djok will lose in the second round

I was never a fan of Opal Fruits. They always made my teeth go funny, sort of squeaky

Altogether now......."Opal Fruits, made to make your mouth water!"

I think not!

Aren't they meant to changing their name back this year, to Opal Fruits?

I might have made that up. I have boring dreams that I swear are true. But like our parallel tennis universe . Starburst changing it's name might be something I dreamt about. .

*Bit

Raahh if you put the thought out into the universe on this thread, it happens sometimes

kazza yes that's it re Opal Fruits - ugh!

I saw a Marathon wrapper in a hedge the other day how long must that have been there?!!

Anyway When are they doing this IW draw?!

PS Raahh that would be such a random dream to have

I have googled- and I did not dream it!

From the end of February, for a limited time, certain shops are stocking Starburst as Opal Fruits! Can't say I have spotted any, but next time I am in the pound shop, I will have look.

(I do still have random dreams though).

I wonder what took them so long to change the name back? Or is it just a gimmick I wonder?

I'm still confused about Indian Wells. It says it starts on 9 March, but the ATP website says the draw is "next Tuesday" and play starts next Thursday. Why don't they give the actual dates so we know what's what?! Argh!!

IW is an odd one -they call it 'the 5rd slam' it seems to last longer than normal masters, it also has a bigger field of players too than most.
The schedule is confusing, as is the website!

So , it actually starts on Thursday- with the final being on the 22nd. According to the ATP site. Very confusing.

Looks like IW is postponed? Can't see how it can be re-scheduled, to be honest, as there can't be any time in the calendar to put it back.

I know it isn't the main thing, but I do wonder how postponing tournaments affects rankings and points- in a way it would be better to just leave the points as is, but then Federer (who is out injured until June) benefits when he has already said he isn't going to be playing anyway. So that isn't fair. Maybe it should be a case of points stay the same if the player was already scheduled to play the tournament? That would make sense.

If they are cancelling IW, it will only be a matter of time really before they announce they will cancel Miami?

Anyway enough of my waffle- need to get people ready for school.