Tennis - So long New York, Ciao Roma

[JaneJeffer]

Thanks, feeling a lot better today.
Been out and about and completely forgot about the tennis until I came on here! About to go out again now but hope to watch some later. Just had a quick look at the scores and see that Dan is about to start. I think he's playing doubles with Grigor. I hope he's got his sunglasses, otherwise he may be dazzled by Grigor's attire

Waves to you all.

Had an awful few days. DH got to rehab unit & 2 days later fell. Rushed to hospital & he had a nasty infection & they were worried that his hip had re-fractured. Infection made him very confused & there was also worry he'd had another stroke.

Pleased to report that hip has not refractured, infection nearly gone & no stroke happened. Plans ahead to send him back to rehab are now going ahead.

I am pretty wiped out from all the anxiety & plan to take things very easy for the next few days.

Still loving the tennis chat & was sorry that two men couldn't have won yesterday.

magi .

That all sounds very stressful. You definitely need to try and rest for a while (easier said than done sometimes though).

So Evans is out.

Close match for Evo, but really at a level he should be winning if he is hoping to break the Top 20. I think he is back at no 33 in the rankings now.

I spotted today that Eurosport is showing the Roland Garros qualifying, which hopefully means they will be showing the tournament proper as well?

Prime did a good job for the US Open, but I have to watch on my laptop or iPad as I haven’t figured out how to get it on to the tv!
Funnily enough, just pointing the iPad at the TV screen doesn’t seem to work....
I hate technology. 😡

Starks RG is usually on ITV4 and Eurosport, so I am hoping it is the same this year.

The Prime coverage has definitely improved since the first US Open they covered. That was dreadful .

Nishikori's Uni qlo kit isn't quite so Bertie Bassett as he has been in previously- but it's still quite an interesting mix of colours.

Yes, it will be interesting to see who has the French Open. Will John Inverdale be back on ITV?

Only score watching but obviously a close match for Dan, who is down to 33, two places below Hurkacz.

Oh, I had conveniently forgotten about Inverdale.

Sorry Raahh
He is better than Jim Courier though

Sorry to hear that things have been stressful for you magi - hope things continue to improve for your DH and that you manage to have a bit of a rest

I had my first outdoor swim today (in a pool not in the sea but it was still lovely)

Poor Dan - he needs to up his game to keep in with the top players

Rafa has described Thiem again as a good human person . The Tennis Podcast said something about Rafa staying in a Travelodge in Paris but didn’t elaborate further

Hoping to watch a bit more tennis tomorrow and check out the outfits - I’m sure that Rafa will look nice

Jim Courier was on Prime before the final last night and I almost fell asleep!

good human person

Never change, Rafa.

Novak is on his pulpit again

magi sorry you and your DH are having such a rotten time. Hope everything improves for you

I prefer Rafa's ‘good, human person’ quote

Rafa is completely authentic as a human person! 😀

Djokovic is fake in every cell of his being. He’s a cross between a politician and an automaton. Such a narcissist.

I gather has been behaving like an evil toddler again. What is his problem with the world?

Please God no John Inverdale! 🤢

I saw that earlier Jane - I think on Dom's twitter.
I raised my eyebrows, muttered something under my breath and tried to forget I'd seen it

Would you like me to find a 'naice' picture of Mr Inverdale??

magi

er...no!

Behave magi
And best wishes to you and Mr Magi

You'll be searching for long time to find a nice picture of him magi

@JaneJeffer

I meant 'naice' not nice!

Yuk no thanks magi - I always do a bit of an involuntary shudder when Inverdale is mentioned.

Has anyone seen today’s order of play for Rome? I can’t seem to see any specific times - I need to plan my tennis viewing but just says tbc next to all matches.

Maybe this is the relaxed Italian approach to matches?

Oh I know exactly what you meant magi and the answer is NO!

I’ve just had a look at Prime and it doesn’t look as if Rafa is playing today

Stan is on later at about 7pm

DH has just asked me if I’m excited for Rafa day (not that I’ve been going on about it much!).

I guess I’ll have to wait another day - I did think Tuesday was a bit early for him to be starting - it confuses me when they lump all the matches together!