Tennis - So long New York, Ciao Roma

[JaneJeffer]

DS1 is listening to an online lecture so I'm sneakily trying to put the telly on.

Ooh, Fabrice is not happy with the way things are being done over at the French Federation.

Cilic and Thiem both looking very smart.

Jane

He's legged it to the kitchen now

Aww, it's Marin's birthday. . Happy Birthday!

Would be awful if he lost. But it will be a tough ask to beat Thiem.

Dom's shorts are black, but seem to have a kind of geometric/ checked pattern to them. Maybe he is hoping for a Stan-effect?

he looks good in black

Oh- I thought Marin might break back there. Shame.

I want both of them to win.

Kiki Mertens is blending in with the court.

*Bertens.

No we can't hear him Jim. All we can hear is you rabbiting on.

He's very Chas and Dave, is Our Jim.

Ahh, the tattoo story .

Marin looks exhausted.

Jane he does- but I think he is one of those players that starts the match looking knackered. Like Medvedev.

You know, I don't think Jim has gone a couple of minutes without reminding us that Thiem is a new Grand Slam champion.

He clearly doesn't have much to talk about.

For all our sakes, I hope this match does not go on too long.

Bit of a rubbish birthday present this, for Marin.

AC would have told us what his entire family is up to by now.

Jane Jim needs to up is game .

No wild life can get in whilst the roof is shut, I suppose.

And the seats are empty.

There's always the roof to talk about. Again. And the heavy balls.

Oh dear

So the roof is shit is what you're saying Jim?

I think that is what he was saying, Jane.

I'm inclined to agree. Though I'm not playing under it, obviously. Purely from a couch potato spectators view point, it is too box-y and ruins a lovely court.

Oh dear Marin.

Have some

I wonder how Fabio's ankles are. He has a lot of tape on.

Foggy had surgery on his ankles(?) didn't he- he has a lot of strapping still. I must admit, I didn't expect him to be back playing really this year.