TENNIS THREAD- The Clay season continues- onwards to Paris, via Madrid and Rome...

[Raahh]

and a few smaller tournaments in between....

The big question at the moment is- will Medvedev ever win a match on clay??

Ooh- he listened to me.

@Raahh

I think it's Santana's birthday, tomorrow?

Funny time to sing when he's gone a break down!

Oh sorry I thought you said Sascha!

it would be an odd time to sing yes

It's chains a go go in this match.

it's someone else's birthday, I think, but I missed who they said.

It's Andy's on Saturday, but I don't think they were singing for him .

The chains make me nervous. .

Come on Sascha FFS

Eek- I never did like tie breaks.

I mean , I won't be upset if Matteo wins, but it would have been good for Sascha to win this.

I like Berrettini. He just seems so positive all the time.

But I am sensing a Sascha comeback...

It's good this - I am glad it's a good final (so far).

And far less stressful to watch than the Rafa/Tsitsipas one .

I am stressed!

Sorry Jane

So, first set Matteo.

I don’t really mind who wins this one - sorry Jane I know you’re a not so secret Sascha fan

It is very close!

I'm just really glad that the fans are getting to see a close-ish match. It could so easily have been one sided.

Especially when Rome is back to having no one watching . .

Matteo has a spare chain on his bench

Maybe it's his special 'winners' chain? Jane

Greg is doing really well at cursing them both!

I’m sad about Rome not having fans

Was it last year when they allowed fans in at the semi final stage? (It’s all sort of coming back to me now )

I don’t think Rafa likes playing with no crowd but I’m not sure what the current restrictions are in Rome?

Ugh

Love a bit of AC/DC.

Fizzy I think they might have had fans towards the end .

It was strange watching the Goffin match in Rome earlier, after I have got used to the 'crowds' in Spain.