Tennis: Enjoying the last throes of the grass court season

[kazzaD66]

Stan's shorts are back!

Where Jane?

https://mobile.twitter.com/stanwawrinka/status/1414603579562856451

Kohlschreiber is through in Hamburg. I watched bits of it. He's delighted.

I'm ready to fall asleep. It's very warm here.

Jane I am exhausted today, I could fall asleep standing up.

I was reading some tweets earlier- there have been a few taking the mick comparing Fed's response to Djok winning his 20th slam- and how he congratulated Rafa for doing the same thing.
One tweet compared them as -

Roger to Rafa- < pens epic sonnet Shakespeare would be jealous of>
Roger to Djok- 'Congrats'

I'd love to see Roger and Rafa's messages to each other after the match.

What we need to happen is some 'behind the scenes' players council/atp shenanigans- that always winds Djok up, and shows him how much he is really disliked. Roger and Rafa can go sneaking around coffee shops in disguise, discussing him behind menus.

Maybe rthat's the plot from the 'Pink Panther'...

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Bit disappointing here- Berankis has called for the trainer, and he is winning.

Ouch Berankis slipped and hurt his foot.

I don't think these commentators are very good doctors!

So much tape he won't be able to get his shoe back on!

It looks very swollen and sore- and no, they are not very good doctors.

Paire is probably thinking- bollocks- I might have to play another match

They were saying Benoit has no sponsor- apparently he has been without one for a while - not surprisingly, given his recent form and attitude. He is wearing the same style polo shirt, with what appears to be something covering where the Lacoste logo should be!

And i was thinking that about the tape- won't be very comfortable.

And he has retired

Poor Ricardas.

why don't those things happen to players we want them to happen to

That's awful for him

Well Benoit has to play another match now!

Oh dear! How will Benoit cope with another match? Perhaps he'll pull a sickie. I'm sure his beard will need tending to, or something else more important than doing his actual job for which he is well remunerated

It took me over an hour to unpick all the name tags

kazza I just use a laundry marker!

I know! But my dear old mum used to sew in name tags and I feel like I'd be dishonouring her memory if I didn't do the same. Daft but true.

Stef is playing doubles with his little brother in Hamburg later.

I'd Venus Williams to marry Michael Venus so she can be Venus Venus. I wonder if they've ever met up on the tour.

Jane

That would be funny.

Nice for Stef to be getting some match play in, after his break. even if it's not quite going to plan.

That's a very bright kit he's wearing.

I can't decide if Petros looks like Stef or not.

He looks like a cow on acid.

Roger has withdrawn from the Olympics.

cow on acid -he's been to the same shop as Opelka.

I am not surprised Roger has withdrawn from the Olympics. It was only a matter of time really.