Tennis: The sun is out, the sky is blue, the grass is green and Wimbledon is calling

[kazzaD66]

And welcome to Queen's

Jane it was grey and drizzly here, but quite warm. Then it got really warm this afternoon. I never know what to wear .

https://mobile.twitter.com/Wimbledon/status/1408076949574983684
Very talented but freaks me out a bit!

I saw that earlier on FB- it is a bit creepy .
Made me wonder if he will be allowed to eat the grass this year- you, know because Covid

He not going to be eating grass because he's not going to win. I really don't want him to win. I want him to fuck off.

Jane

Don't hold back.

I agree though. I really hope it's going to be like 2016- suddenly the pressure of winning RG hits him, and he loses early. Preferably to someone noone has ever heard of. Then loses everywhere else.

Is it wrong that every time I hear someone is injured and can't play at Wimbledon I think why couldn't it have been Djok?

It'll probably be a Djok/Kyrgios final just to punish me for my bad thoughts.

Depending on the draw it's going to be a Murray/Evans final, with Dan winning in 4. Andy can be the only person to win 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals

With Thiem now out of Wimbledon, does that mean all the lower seeds shift up one, considering the draw hasn't been made yet?

Jane I know- I keep hoping too. Unfortunately, he seems to be doing ok in doubles in Mallorca- although the matches have been quite close- they could have gone out in their first round.

There's still time for him to eat something dodgy trip over his racquet bag decide he needs to take some time off .

kazza I would like to think so- I don't understand the lower end of the seedings- how did Taylor Fritz get seeded (ranked at number 40) when Cilic didn't - and both Bublik and Ramos Vinolas are above Fritz too- and Coric is above Cilic. None are seeded.

A Djok/Kyrgios final Jane? - don’t even joke about such things!

Hopefully Djok will have another double denim wearing personal crisis or maybe his temper will get the better of him (again) and he’ll get defaulted

That’s sad about Thiem - it sounds quite a serious injury - hope he’ll be ok for the US Open

Looking forward to the draw later (not sure what time it’s taking place?)

The draw is at 10am

Djerk/Kyrgios & I'd be cheering for Kyrgios.

ScienceSensibility - I love 'Djerk'. Will be using that from now on.

Forecast here at Eastbourne not good for semi finals today. Wet & misty & I wonder if they will get ANY play at all

Simmons Halep has withdrawn now - think I might have a chance at this year’s Wimbledon

It was only a matter ofvtime really, she had pulled out of the tournament she was meant to be in this week. Such a shame, I really like Simona..

So, it's all down to you, Jack Draper! No pressure, but we would all be extremely grateful if you could win your opening match

As often seems the case, Dan has a tricky match Feliciano is a danger on grass and, as much as I like him, I don't want him to beat Dan!

Struff/Medvedev will be a tough match. Ugo has got Kyrgios, hope he can beat him.

Jane Daniil has been doing well in Mallorca - but the potential for a Struffing is very strong.

I really hope that whatever was ailing Ugo was only minor, and he blasts Kyrgios off court.

Apparently he got food poisoning Raahh so hopefully he's feeling better now and raring to go!

Jane oh that's good- well, not good obviously- but it's not an injury, so it's something he can recover from, hopefully, in time.

And we wanted Djok to get food poisoning!

I've just seen that Djok's partner in Mallorca is injured, so they have been forced out of the doubles final.

Why are all the wrong people getting injured?

I shouldn't laugh but

Raahh the problem is you have to eat food to get food poisoning and, as we all know, Djok lives off cosmic space dust, with a side of smug aura of his own perfection
Plus a blade of Centre Court grass and, if he's having that, it will be too late!

Also, following on from our musings yesterday, I note that everyone has moved up the seedings after Dom's withdrawal. Evans now 22 and Norrie 29.

kazza how very silly of me- you are right.

Hugging trees doesn't get you food poisoning, just a nasty case of bark rash.

It was funny before, when they showed him eating the grass, and Claire Balding did comment on the fact he is so careful about what he puts in his body- yet eats the grass that we know the sniffer dogs have pissed on that all those feet have trampled on.

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