Tennis - 2020- As Wimbledon-that-Wasn't draws to a close, we look forward to ... maybe ... tennis in August?

[Raahh]

Or just more wheelie bin challenges?

Jane I saw that the other day and it made me laugh

DH isn’t aware that he’s known as His Lordship - I sometimes worry that I’ll get drunk one day and tell him the whole story and he’ll look at me as if I’m mad

In the parallel tennis universe I’m married to Hugh Bonneville

Also how has anyone managed to lose weight during lockdown?

Fizzy I wondered that

that article made me laugh, saying he'd previously been eating too much food made by Mrs Patmore - like that was reality

Too many alternative universes - or should I say multiverse.

I've definitely put on weight during lockdown - and at the same time also managed to become sick of all food/meal options but still eating too much! Arghhh! I need His Lordship's secrets!!

He seems to have done something weird to his eyebrows

Julie from Gogglebox (the Manchester family with the dogs) has also lost quite a bit of weight - I need to know their secret

Battle of the Sexes film about the BJK and Bobby Riggs match is on C4 at 9pm tonight. I’ve seen it before and it’s quite good - Emma Stone plays BJK

Ah thanks Fizzy.

I'm setting it to record - doubt I will get the TV to myself at 9!

Oh, thank you Fizzy- I have been meaning to watch that since it cam out, and never got around to it.

Obviously I will have to record it, given my lack of 'staying awake' stamina. .

Thanks Fizzy I enjoyed that. The tennis was much more realistic than the Borg v McEnroe film. Marilyn Barnett is a great name for a hairdresser

Jane I only watched the first 20 minutes, before I realised i would not stay awake for all of it. Will watch later.

I didn't twig at 'barnett' .

Barnett is definitely a good name for a hairdresser

I enjoyed the BJK film more than the Borg/McEnroe film - I couldn’t be doing with Shia Laboef as Mac!

When my sister was about 17, she went out with a trainee plumber, with the surname Faucet.

Ok, so it was most likely spelt Fawcett, but it still made me laugh at the time ..

My Barnett is going to have its first cut since February at 9am. SO excited. SO hot - did not sleep well.

Good luck with the barnet appointment magi

I’ve been for my swim - it was good and really well organised - I definitely need to work on my fitness levels though!

I am in a bad mood. DD2 has toothache. We have known since February that she needs at least 2 fillings (medication has destroyed her teeth, just to add to her problems)- couldn't get an appointment til April. Then that was cancelled. A few days ago, she started to complain one of her teeth hurt, so yesterday I rang the dentist, gave all the details (that they already have).

Told a dentist would call me this morning at 9.30 to triage. (why? it's not my bloody tooth, and they have all the details, plus half a dozen letters from the dental hospital).

It's 11 o'clock. No phone call. I just want someone to look at her tooth and say it will be ok until treatment can be done. Or not. All this Covid stuff is getting farcical- she can go back to school in a month with other kids -in her (non distanced) class- with a teacher who doesn't need a mask. Because children are safe and all that. But a fully kitted out dentist won't see her unless we can prove it's an absolute emergency. Which it will be, when her tooth is that rotten it needs removing.

I'm cross. I got no sleep. And I'm too hot.

Sorry for the non tennis related rant .

Well, my rant worked

I am taking her tomorrow to be looked at- can't get her in or treatment, but it's a start!

Poor DD. There's nothing worse than toothache. Hope they do something for her.

Jane thank you . Me too. At least they will have a look. I have been so worried at how long it has been since she was last seen. Her teeth are a constant worry, and the knock on effect of everything having shut down, means once they pick up again- she will probably end up needing loads of time of school. Having had loads of time off. .

I need to stop worrying about things I can't do anything about!

Hope that your DD gets sorted out tomorrow Raahh - it’s scary how so many things have been put on the back burner due to Covid.

It’s so hot here - I may have fallen asleep on the settee earlier - the window cleaner woke me up

I was also reading that Jo Konta had heart palpitations in her last match which sounds quite worrying.

Apparently now she’s in the US she’s going to drive to all of her tournaments to avoid getting on an aeroplane - some of the journeys will be hundreds of miles - not sure that’s the best way to prepare for a Grand Slam but I can understand it from a safety point of view.

Still no news from Djok?

So hope things can get sorted for your DD, Raahh.

So hot here I've lain on my bed & had a nap after lunch the last two days.

I love good weather but am getting sick of this level of heat, with no respite at night.

Didn't Murray do the cross US driving thing- for his carbon footprint? I'm not sure being cooped up in a car is a great idea, and heart palpitations don't sound good. What's the weather like over there- must be getting quite warm in parts- it's usually pretty hot around the time of the Open.

I'm beginning to think there are a few sports people who are not really that bright, and would rather risk health/injury in order to play, than miss out. And then there's good old sensible Nick Kyrgios. .

Barbora has said she won't be travelling to the US. She doesn't want to put her team at risk.

I'm loving the hot weather although I had sweat running into my eyes when I was hoovering

I've just been reading that 10 out the top 20 mens players (including Thiem, Zverev and Berrettini) are down to play in Kitzbühel, Austria. Which starts on the 8th of September, I think (half way through the US Open).

So, either this means these players are showing intent that they aren't going to the US, or are hedging their bets, and trying to do both (if they lose early early enough, and quarnatine laws allow- they will make it to Austria?).

This is what the ATP site article says-

'To be eligible to compete in the 28-player Kitzbühel singles main draw, Top 10 players (as of 3 August 2020) must have competed and lost at the US Open — singles or doubles — by the start of the qualifying competition or by 7 September, whichever is earlier. All other players who are still playing at the Grand Slam championship will be withdrawn at this deadline. The doubles field will include 16 teams.'

Bit of a headache, again, for whoever is in charge.

Jane another reason not to hoover.