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

[kazzaD66]

And welcome to Queen's

We might have thunder later as well magi

I’m very envious of your sea swims - where I had my jab yesterday is next door to an outdoor pool but tickets are like gold dust!

Foggy is blending into the background well!

I had to take the dog out, whilst it looked a bit cooler. It has been very warm here.

WTF is Foggy wearing . all those clashing purples are not good .

Good to see that Marin is continuing to look quite solid .

Yay! Well done Marin -again!

I didn't get to see much today and then when I tried the red button there was football on there as well

I tried 991- which on Virgin is the red button channel - and it was football- but when I pressed the actual red button- Queen's was on there. (It wasn't yesterday).

It's very confusing .

It was on iplayer but only if you watched it live. It ain't there now.

I can't get i player magi. We have very complicated telly rules in these parts

I suspect if you got a VPN you could, Jane. That's how DS gets round it in France.

Torrential rain here & a few moments of thunder & still very hot.

No Rafa at Wimbledon or the Olympics

Well, Dan started well but this match has now turned around.
I really don't like Mannarino's shirt. It's all a bit Aztec

I am very surprised about the Olympics- it's an important event for him, but I think Covid has made everything difficult. So sad about Wimbledon .

Oh, where did you see that fizzy?

They just announced it on prime kazza (I’m having a quick look at the Dan Evans match)

It’s on his Instagram page as well

Yes, the BBC have just announced it aswell.

I always think Mannarino looks a bit sinister (that shirt isn’t helping!)

Feel a bit deflated now - the travel and restrictions etc must make everything more difficult for Rafa

Come on Dan!

Such a shame about Rafa

Oh no!

Well done Dan!

Just read Rafa's statement on Instagram but the translation is very funny and
Rafa-esque in places.
His body has to recover from "the ever-demanding battered ground season" (clay court season, I presume )

And he was also lucky at the Olympics to "be the flag of my country"

He must have been hurt more than he let on during his final match

The mixing up of be and bear reminded me of the interviewer at RG who asked someone if they were looking forward to playing in front of a crow

Talking of crows, the pattern around the collar of Mannarino's shirt looks like it should be in feathers . That would be great .

Raahh you have watched far too much Eurovision

Andrew Cotter is getting as bad as AC!
He's now trying to name the flowers around the court and failing miserably!
Peter Fleming is slightly....wtf are you on about, Andrew??

I love Peter

I think it's a lupin.