Tennis - waiting for Australian Open

[magimedi]

And longing for lots of chat!!

I've finally sorted out my Prime.
Too much blue in Doha- it's making my eyes go funny.

I see Roger is out.

I'm keeping an eye on Marseille as well.

Jane I was wanting to watch Marseille, but it doesn't seem to be on Prime, which was disappointing.

I've just read that Andy Murray and Kim have had a fourth baby. So that's nice. Andy has now withdrawn from Dubai. As has Federer.

Aww that's lovely.

Ah that’s lovely news - I didn’t know they were expecting another baby - good to see they’ve been productive in lockdown

Greater love hath no granny than the one who has booked to see her DGCs in the last week of Wimbledon!!!

That's dedication, Magi !- I bet you are going to count the days (like an advent calendar ).

I already know how many days - other granny is also coming - it's going to be a fun trip!

I knew you'd have counted . Sounds like it's going to be a lovely trip.

That’s good news magi - it will be here before you know it!

Grannies on tour

I remember posting on here this time last year that school would be closed until Easter. A full year of this crap now

Jane I was thinking the same this morning- a year since we were told dd1 would finish at lunchtime on the Wednesday, and then dd2 finished on the Friday.

It has been the strangest year- felt like forever in one respect, and gone really quickly in another.

Grannies on Tour

Magi- you need t-shirts! .

I also remember thinking- they will be back after Easter.

And all the threads insisting it would all be fine by the summer, no way would it carry on til Christmas...

Never imagined they would be off til September- and even then, DD1 spent more time off before Christmas isolating, than she spent in school!

We need some serious tennis to distract us from this crap .

It has been the strangest year- felt like forever in one respect, and gone really quickly in another.
Yes it's so weird. I feel like I'm in alternate reality most of the time now. It's hard to remember what normal is like!

Jane We will have a new normal now .

Stef doing his best Mr. Darcy impression down in Acapulco!

I've been doing a bit of score watching this morning- I see Dan Evans lost to Aslan Karatsev. He is really having a good run this year.

Hi all, hope everyone is ok.
magi that sounds lovely about your trip. I think you should definitely look into the t-shirt options!

Serious tennis is definitely what we need. I also feel like the last year has gone slowly yet also so fast. Hard to believe it's been so long in many ways. Jane I remember you posting about schools closing last March as well.

I saw a quote from Delpo recently where he said something about the Olympics motivating him for this year - fingers crossed!

Just seen Rafa is out of Miami??

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I have just seen that, and I am gutted. This morning, he was still on the list.

I hope it's just a recovery thing, and nothing long term. I hope his back inury. is not a big problem.

Oh no I hope that Rafa is ok - we definitely need some serious tennis!

This year has been so strange - it feels weird now that the same things are coming round again. There’s just been another socially distanced Mother’s Day, Cheltenham races are happening again (thankfully with no crowds this time). I’m watching celebrity bake off again (I think that got me through the first weeks of lockdown and here we are again ) Hopefully there’s a light at the end of the tunnel ...

Hope all is going well for everyone going back to school - DS2 is back at college tomorrow if he passes his Covid test!

I've been doing sone score watching, and big news of the day- Wreckit Raonic has had a hair cut .

Has he now?! I see he lost today so I won't be able to investigate just yet!

I saw Wimbledon made an announcement today about this year - no queue - and I think they said no over 45s doubles. No mention of wheelie bin tennis though

Wheelie bin tennis was a highlight of last year.

Which says a lot about last year .

It should be a permanent fixture though.

I'm not sure if Milos has managed to get himself shorts that fit.

His short shorts have kept me amused this year.