TENNIS THREAD - Arrivederci Roma! Onwards to Roland Garros.

[Raahh]

VAMOS Rafa!

I nearly missed the end of that!

I had to take the dog out -even though it's far too warm (we stuck to to the shady woods bits, and then he refused to budge).

I see Sascha is in trouble now.

Why can't Rafa be in that half of the draw!!

What is going on today?! Sasha is in real trouble.
Otte is jumping around and running all over the place.

I am wondering that too Mama

I see Keith is through.

It's a massive opportunity for someone in that half- and it looks like no-one wants it!

I can't see Medvedev really suddenly finding his clay feet and coming through to the end. Stef has the game, but the way today is going, I feel like having a bet on Chardy .

Oh, well done Keith.

Maybe it's his year! .

I did think Chardy could beat Stef when I saw the draw he usually has one big game in him!

Jane with home crowd advantage, anything is possible- but there is a curfew, so the 'crowd' has to leave at 9 (I think) and the Azarenka match is going the distance.

Eurosport really love cutting off the commentary when it's time for yet more ads!

It's all turning around in the Zverev match.

Hopefully! Come on Sascha! Why couldn't you have done this in the first place and not stress me out!!

Grrr I’ve been banished from the main TV! I wasn’t really surprised about Thiem but it is a bit of a shock him going out in the first round. Sascha is having a bit of a struggle as well.

The Naomi Osaka thing is quite interesting - all of the Grand Slams seem to have joined together to pull rank so will be interesting to see how far she takes it. I can understand her taking a stance but she is in the privileged position of being able to take the fines - not all players are

Otte has run out of steam.

I turned over to watching dancing sponges/a Carwash on the Masked Dancer

I came on to say 'he's run out of steam' about Otte, and see i have been beaten to it

Yay well done Sascha!

How's the dancing going Raahh? I've put Stef on now.

Jane it's as batshit as last night.

I've no idea what is going on.

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I mean- we've had a dancing carwash.

I want to watch Stef.

This is on til 9!

I don't think I can cope with watching it for that long

I must look it up YouTube

Aah Fabrice, pauvre Fabrice stuck with Jim again.

Oh poor Fabrice. What does he do to deserve it?

Tie break.

Close match- see, I knew I should have put a bet on Jeremy .

First set Stef then- could be a long night .

Do they have to finish at a certain time?

Jim answered just as I posted midnight!

How come the matches are still going on and there’s not even an official night session today?

Poor Fabrice - he’s very tolerant - Jim always asks him really hard questions - I bet he has to do lots of homework! He says he’ll answer his question about the future if french tennis (hoping he’ll have forgotten about it by then )