No Tennis? You can not be serious!

[JaneJeffer]

No tennis never bothered us before so why change now?

about no Queens tennis this year kazza but you’ve reminded me to put some tonic in the fridge for a G&T later

I’m going to listen to the Rafa Instagram chat Spidey. Spain is an hour in front so do you think it will be on at 5pm here? Also I know this is probably not fair on Rafa but do you think he will speak English (or at least Rafa - ese!)?

DS2 is making buttermilk pancakes. He has only asked me about 100 questions about the process so far.

I've just been reading some advice about encouraging kids to cook during lockdown. It suggests adopting "a friendly supervisory role"

Not sure I could manage that tbh.

I'm watching Djok v Delpo on the Wimbledon channel. Start of the third set and they both look knackered already. Only about another 3 hrs to go

Commentary team is Petch, John Lloyd and BB. I guess they must have saved AC for the Murray-Janowicz match?!

It's 1 set all and Delpo has had two 0-30s and two break points on Djok's serve.

Obviously it's still on serve

Just in case you were wanting updates on a seven year old match that you already know the result of

Need to go and do something but got to see what happens in this tiebreak

We may not see cock Djok play again!

www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/19/novak-djokovic-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-tennis

Why does it not surprise me that he is an ant-vaxxer?

Hmm I guess it goes with the green juices etc. I’m quite surprised that he would sacrifice coming back to tennis for his principles though.

Might give some of the other players a chance.

That doesn't surprise me about Djok- makes me concerned for his children though. Unless Jelena thinks differntly.

*differently.

Lovely interview with Sue here
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-8234925/amp/Sue-Barker-hopes-serve-viewers-tennis-fix-despite-Wimbledon-cancelled-Covid-19.html?__twitter_impression=true

I love Sue- should that be Mrs Hacker?
I do agree with the artice, she is quite underrrated, as a player and a broadcaster.

It should be the Barcelona open this week. It would have be intersting to see if Dom could defend a title, with Rafa back on form.

But we have 'Virtual Madrid' to look forward to .

I know Raahh - I keep thinking of which tournaments would have been on and all we are missing

I do like Sue's idea for Wimbledon fortnight though.

I'm sure Sue can persuade her mate Roger to sit and talk to her (via video link, obviously)for a fortnight . She would love that. She could wear one of her many 'I love Roger ' t-shirts. That exist in the parallel tennis universe we inhabit. .

I like how she lists all the players/commentators she wants to invite and then says ‘maybe Boris Becker wherever he is’

I didn’t realise she’d been doing Wimbledon for so long - I used to like Harry Carpenter.

I’m quite looking forward to the Wimbledon fortnight now - I’m sure that Sue has got an ‘I love Roger’ t-shirt in real life Raahh

Boris is in London Sue nice interview.

I thought Novak must be an anti-vaxxer when he said to Stan that people might not be allowed to travel unless they've been vaccinated. I wonder if he avails of other travel vaccines or if it's just the rush to get one for Covid without much time for research that's putting him off. Or maybe he's just afraid that Gates is going to turn him into a tennis bot

12 minutes to go for Rafa’s insta chat or whatever they’re called - hope I can work it!

It says that he’ll be joined by Roger, Andy and Marc?

Thanks Fizzy I almost forgot

Aww lovely Rafa

Cooking has already been mentioned

What do players do to actually practice as presumably they don't have courts in their back yards.

Just the volleying challenges?!

our internet is playing up due to the strain of 5 people wanting it at once. Rafa has got rid of his beard

I mean, it wasn't much of a beard No Benoit Bush, certainly, but he has tidied himself up for this chat .

Yes he looks very neat doesn't he? I didn't even notice the beard was gone - AC would be v disappointed in me