Tennis thread: French Open second week and all your autumnal tennis chat - this way!

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Couldn't think of anything witty. As usual

He doesn't look as relaxed tonight as the previous matches but I don't see any extra meat on him.

Fabrice really got the giggles about 'party pooper'.

Hopefully Rafa can wrap this up quickly.

Jim is being very philosophical tonight.

VAMOS!! What a relief.

Ooh fraud investigation in a women's doubles match John says! He also said to stock up on toilet roll and flour for tomorrow

Bonne nuit!

Go Rafa
I'm stocked up ready for later - mat need to buy some concealer

Bonne nuit and fingers xd for Novak being beaten - please

I didn't last long nearly the first set but I fell asleep. Was relieved to wake up to see the score. I might watch some I recorded.

The conditions and latenesd probsbly contributed to the length of the match. It wasn't that much longer than Djok's match with Karen though.

I have EVERYTHING crossed that playing PCB again gets under Djok's skin, and he has US Open flash backs.

It should be a drinking game though, that match. Down a shot each time the default or 'he didn't mean to' is mentioned.

Drunk as skunks before the end of the first game, I reckon.

Grrr.

Tv only recorded 20 minutes of the Rafa match, after I fell asleep .

Very annoying.

I've found that the highlights are on Eurosport.

But it is Frew (who never has a good thing to say about Rafa) so I am not sure it is worth putting myself through it

Ugh Frew.

In the first 5 minutes of watching, Jane there was a story about Federer. Always a mention of Roger, with Frew.

It's why I suffer Jim on ITV4. .

he's not even there.

From what I am seeing in the highlights, Sinner did well- but Rafa did what he does, he wears them down, and you can see he gets the measure of Sinner's game. First time they have met?

They were discussing yesterday how Rafa (creature of habit that he is) is one of the only players to have not changed his racquet tension to deal with the consitions at RG. He is just hitting the ball harder- and according to the ATP site, extending the rallies. It's almost impossible to beat Rafa once the rallies get beyond a certain length.

Jane it doesn't matter. He's a personal family friend of Roger, or something, Frew. . Maybe he gets paid per mention?

Yes Rafa just kept bombing the ball across and waiting for Sinner to try to do something and make a mistake. It worked most of the time.

Sinner didn't disgrace himself, anyway.

It's Rafa. At RG.

His 100th match- and he's won 98.

I had to go to bed in the second set - Rafa still looked to be struggling a bit then so I was relieved to see the result this morning.

Raahh I think some sort of world super bike stuff was supposed to be on ITV 4 but they carried on with the tennis - no doubt there will have been some disgruntled super bike fans last night

I heard them say that about Rafa's racquets - he does seem to be hitting the ball very hard!

Age my DM (76 year old Rafa fangirl!) thought that Rafa was looking more bulky than usual. Can’t imagine that he spent lockdown eating and drinking too much but who knows?

Not sure how much tennis I’ll see today but fingers crossed for a Djok upset

I had no idea they'd carry on with playing so late!

Donkeys it was a crazy situation.

I really like Petra, I want her to win this, but I have liked what I've seen of Siegemund (and her socks).

https://www.thejournal.ie/two-fingered-dinosaur-5225973-Oct2020/
Your DD will be delighted Raahh

Jane Thank you. They are quite cute. I have just showed her - she was far more interested in them, than in the South American homework she is meant to be doing! (Not surprising really).

I like their tail feathers but how do they know what their tails looked like?

Jane I am always fascinated in how they know - from a bunch of bones- the exact size and shape of dinosaurs. It's very clever. I'm not clever.

In year 2, DD2 drew a blue dinosaur, and her teacher put a comment that dinosuars probably weren't blue. Dd (about 6 at the time)basically replied 'how do you know?!' .

good on her

The shot clock thing is so stupid.