TENNIS - Down Under - not a G'Day for Novak

[JaneJeffer]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

It really was an odd match- very up and down.

I think the first set shocked both of them, and Emma let Sloane back in in the second.

I missed the butterfly Jane

(I also missed the Masked Singer over the weekend, and only caught up via the thread- I saw that Bagpipes was Pat Cash- after there were guesses at first it might actually have been AC).

Well done Emma - glad that my prediction of her losing in the first round was wrong!

Jonathan said he would eat the bagpipe outfit if it was John McEnroe so that's something to look forward to

I can't believe how many people thought Mac was of Scottish descent though 🇮🇪

*wasn't

Well, I always forget how much of the morning the Australian open can take up (though RG and Wimbledon take up all of my day[grin).

My 8 yo niece told me that Pat Cash was bagpipes on the Masked Singer - she had no idea who he was (but neither did my 22 yo DS! )

Very envious of all of you watching the tennis! Score watching only, for me unfortunately. And that wastes enough time

Well done to the Brits who made the second round. Shame about Liam. I was hoping his outfit would blind Dick

I'm an expert at wasting time kazza. Let me know if you need any tips

Thanks Jane but unfortunately I can waste time without any help
It's got even worse the last year or so, since DS passed his driving test and no longer needs the services of Kazza's Taxis to take him to school. I'm usually just up and about to have breakfast when he leaves! I didn't get dressed until 11am this morning

F* knows what I do in the morning or where the time goes

Glad I wasn't able to see Broady's match. I've just seen that not only did Dick serve underarm and did a few tweeners, he also did a tweener serve. Plus, dropped the f bomb in his on court interview and glugged a spectator's beer on the way out

Oh God I don't think I am going to be able to watch any of his matches

When DS2 was leaving this morning I said goodnight to him. That's how good I am in the morning.

Liam's outfit

I am really hoping that Daniil utterly demolishes Kyrgios. if anyone can tune out a partisan Aussie crowd, and use it to his advantage, I think Medvedev can.

Daniil will thrive on it Raahh

Tennis question on Pointless, men's champions between Fred Perry and Andy Murray. I decided to go for Goran and it was pointless. Go me

It looks like a bus seat cover @Cookerhood

Jane I love tennis questions on Pointless. Sergi Bruguera is usually my go-to tennis answer, and normally pointless. And Jan Kodes. .

As time has gone on, I have found more obvious, recent, ones tend to be Pointless though- and that just makes me feel old .

bus seat cover

it does!

It's as bad as the Nike floral outfit that Kyle Edmund wore- the year of the Bees and Skeletons.

I think Kyle always looks like he's drawn the kit- short straw though .

Definitely bus seat cover!
DH & I like to imagine the conversations between the sponsors & their agents. You want him to wear what??They must be so relieved when Wimbledon comes along & it has to be white!

Wimbledon is my favourite tournament for many reasons. One of which is the white dress code

Sorry I'm a secret Kyrgios fan. When he's good he's so very good. I didn't manage to watch any of his match though. I think Daniil will win easily against him be honest. He's too flaky mentally.

Just watching the highlights of Murray's match (I can only do this after the event, his matches are too tight and tense for me ).

Why are crowds booing? Who are they booing and why goes the umpire allow it?!

Looking forward to more Rafa 💪

@TottiePlantagenet
I saw this explanation in the times :
Murray’s efforts against Basilashvili yesterday were greatly appreciated by the crowd of about 5,000 people, although some television viewers were left confused when it sounded as though some were booing him. It was, in fact, a group of young spectators mimicking the trademark “Siu” celebration of the Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.
"It was incredibly irritating" Murray said with a wry smile.

Rafa won- so that's ok.
I only caught the end, was straight forward enough- Rafa looks good in his kit .

Shapo had a bit of a scare in his match- long 5 setter.

The Zverev match could be a good one later- Millman is a fighter- and memories of his match against Federer, and the match points he lost might spur him on.

The Mannarino/Hurkacz match is underway, and that could potentially be a long one too.

Now got to spend ages doing school runs, and checking up on off spring with broken limbs before I can watch anything.

Hope your DS is ok Raahh

I'm keeping an eye on Pedro's scores. Looks like it's going to one set all. I'm really tired, slept badly and seem to have hay fever this morning.