Tennis - waiting for Australian Open

[magimedi]

And longing for lots of chat!!

1.15 on BBC1, they are showing some Australian Open highlights, I think, for anyone who hasn't got Eurosport.

It isn't on Prime, is it?

It definitely was last year, I'm sure. .

Thanks Raahh I missed the beginning but I'm recording the rest. Can't interfere with the football!

bloody football!

Great Order of Play tonight.

V much looking forward to Garbine Muguruza v Naomi Osaka. Hope Garbine comes through that one, she is a goddess and I was sad she didn’t win last year.
As also said, Swiatek v Haley should be another humdinger.

Shall we have a sweep on whether Djerk pitches up for his match?

Hope Thiem comes through, he is the only hope for beating Djerk, he came close last year. It’s a shame that draw as I do like Grigor too.

Happy tennis watching!

Bored of Novak and his "injuries"

Just saw a bit of the last set of Grigor playing brilliantly to beat Thiem. He plays Karatsek next - he knocked out FAA he's having an amazing tournament.

I wanted to see the two women's matches but needed my sleep too much! They're showing them both now on Eurosport.

Tim's just been in the Cube!

I was awake when the Thiem match first started and was score watching for a bit- the first few games took ages. Then I nodded off, and woke up to see Grigor up 3-0 in the 3rd. I don't know if Dom wss affected by his previous match or if Grigor had a good day.
I know Grigor can beat Djok- but really Dom felt like the only threat in his side of the draw. So - come on Milos!

I've been reading a few interviews and I don't think many of the players believe Djok's injury is that genuine- Taylor said something in his that he seemed fine in the 5th set.
Nick was taking the piss out of Djoks 'arms' celebration apparently.

I think there’s general scepticism all round about Djok’s ‘injuries’ Raahh - he’s done it too many times before

I was surprised that Grigor won against Thiem so easily - maybe this will finally be his year?

Aslan is having a good tournament - I’ve never heard of him before but I like his name! 🦁

I’m not sure if I’m going to watch the Djok match - can’t really be doing with him - hope that wreck it Raonic wins!

I think Kyrgios was doing the Djok arms celebration thing in his doubles match - I bet that sort of thing really winds Djok up (good!)

What was Tim doing in the cube Spidey? Did anyone watch the BBC highlights? Was AC on it? If he was I'll have to brace myself for a rant from my DM (She’s also taken against Hugh Bonneville for some reason )

Well, the Halep match has turned around after the first set.

I was sorry to see Muguruza lose- I like Osaka- but Garbine is one of my favourites.

Sascha is playing Lajovic at the moment- and I 'm not sure if they are using crowd noise, or have more people in, but there seemed to be more 'audience' noise at the end of one of his shots then.

There doesn't seem to be many people in there, though.

Milos favouring the 'shorts that look like they belong on some one shorter' look again, I see.

I do like Milos.

He needs to Djok running around. And stretching- lets see how torn that muscle really is.

They definitely have crowd noise today. Why couldn't they do that yesterday?

Fizzy how on earth can your DM take against His Lordship?

God! I'm also going to have to brace myself if AC is on the BBC highlights but I can't watch it anywhere else. I'm sure it was on Prime last year but apparently not this year

Some interesting overnight results!
Let's hope there's one more. Come on Milos! I'll forgive you for looking like a weird automaton, with too short shorts if you beat Cock

AC was not on yesterday's BBC highlights.

I can oblige if you are missing him.................................

I think Milos has shorts issues due to his height and er muscle size. Thank New Balance for their oversight in sizing for Canadian giants.

No, please don't bother yourself, magi

Sulusu- it is quite a recent thing- I don't remember his shorts always always looking quite so wrong .

Needs to change kit supplier .

Come on Milos!

The only good thing about Djok, is the fact we get to see Goran.

And Magi , er no, thank you. It's Sunday. I think there should be laws against pictures of AC on a Sunday.

Or any day.

No thank you magi!

kazza I’m not really sure why my DM has taken against his lordship! She also doesn’t like Dominic Thiem for some reason - I’ve told her that he’s nice and Rafa thinks he’s a good human person but she doesn’t believe me!

I’m having a bit of a lazy day today - might venture downstairs in a bit to watch some tennis. How does the injury look? I’m sure the AO was in Prime last year

Oh yes Goran - I cant really imagine Goran putting up with Djok’s nonsense - I’m sure he must be getting well paid

good human person

Oh, I did love that.

Fizzy they keep mentioning 'the injury' but I am not sure how evident it is- he seems to be serving ok.

What they did mention- a lot- before the start was Djok's 11-0 record against Milos.

I have a feeling we will hear about it again before the end of the match.

The cynic in me has always thought that Goran's appointment to Djokovic's team was political, with Goran being Croatian.

But then I am cynical about everything Djokovic says it does.

Not going to complain about more Goran on my telly though!

I wish they would shut up about the injury- he seems to be doing ok to me. If he was that injured, he wouldn't be playing.
It's all mind games, as usual.

Yes Milos has a break, I hope can keep the momentum going.

Me too. Whatever they did to his foot seemed to help

Come on Raonic - by getting up late I’ve lost my rights to the TV

I tried listening to it on the radio but they kept talking about sniffing balls and golf gloves - it was very weird! I’m just score watching for now - watching Djok just makes me cross anyway!