TENNIS THREAD - Arrivederci Roma! Onwards to Roland Garros.

[Raahh]

VAMOS Rafa!

I nearly missed the end of that!

Shut it Jim or you'll jinx him!

well, actually have got to watch half an hour of Rafa just now . He does seem to be having a relatively easy go here . I liked the comment of Popyrin was being 'Nadaled" :)

It's always the way, Jane. DD1 decided today was the day to mither me for art supplies.
I've been asking her if she needed anything for weeks.

So 2nd set won , and now I have to go and get some work done ....
I can hopefully get to see Djokovic play tonight , depending on when he comes on court

Once he put his mind to it he flew through them. Now I just need to get them out of the house!

John Inverdale so knowledgable - he’s got no idea what’s happening with Venus

Pretty straightforward for Rafa so far - hope I’ve not jinxed him!

Bookbook I think Djok is on at 8pm uk time - I think he’s the only night match tonight?

Fizzy yes, there will be a bit of a gap really between the end of this and the start of the 'extra special' night match .

Poor Fabrice. He sounds bored to tears.

#savefabrice

#savefabrice
Fabrice is starting to quiz Jim a la Jim!

Jane it's payback time

Yes Raahh I was just looking to see if there were any other matches on this court before the ‘extra special’ session tonight - there will be a bit of a gap - still seems a bit strange (especially when the unofficial night session was going on til about 11pm on Sunday

Hope they don’t switch the lights of before Djok arrives

It's the thought of him doing his loopy 'celebration' to just the bloke who sweeps the court, that does my head in. .

Come on, Tennys! (and I really don't actually Sandgren at all- very dubious views in the past, he's had. Very good advert for staying off twitter).

Er- what is going on here? My mother rang, and it's all going wrong!

VAMOS

Got back just in time to see Rafa wobbling a little bit - vamos! I asked for a win in straight sets please.

I mean, it's nice of Rafa to want to bridge the big gap between now and the 'extra special night match'

but still....

VAMOS

Phew!

Don't lose your serve now, thanks.

Vamos!

You've got to feel a bit sorry for Jim, who was all ready to update his little spread sheet on 'players who have won a set against Rafa in the first round at RG'.

He might need to get the tippex out now. old school

Shot!

ugh. I really wanted a straightforward match. Why couldn't Rafa get the straightforward match?

Vamos Rafa!!

Phew!

Love the couple they just showed. Man chatting away, woman completely ignoring him and staring at Rafa.

Well done Rafa!

I prefer the colour of his jacket/shorts to his t-shirt.