TENNIS THREAD- it's '"Bienvenidos a Miami"- and then onwards to the clay season (with hopefully no unwanted injuries ) Vamos!

[Raahh]

Bit of Will Smith there to start a new thread.

I wanted to put 'and no anti- vaxxers' but the title was long enough already .

Stop the music. Amelie doesn't like music.

Carlos does seem to be settling in now.

And the crowd do seem to be on his side.

Casper's time will come, though, definitely.

Jane I don't think Amelie likes much, tbh.

I have now jinxed Carlos, and Casper is plotting a come back

Amelie likes what she likes

I wouldn't mind a bit of a comeback!

Or maybe not...

I would like to see a closer second set.

Come on Casper!

Well done Casper!

What's up?

Got it, finally.

That was a tough game.

He's getting the trainer?

Oh dear- hope Casper is ok.

Seems to have done the trick.

Casper hasn't given up- but I think Carlos might have this now.

Well done Carlos! You could see him trying to hold his nerve in the final game and he did it.

Well done Carlos! What a year he has had.

And Casper. He has won numerous titles. He will win more.

VAMOS

(and Carlos breaks the curse of the Spaniards in Miami ).

I think his team is pleased.

Casper is a gentleman.

Wow - well done Carlos - this feels like the start of a new era

I love this- because the crowd are clearly really up for this- there's no asterix to this final because it didn't feature one of the 'BIg 3' - they both really deserve to be there, and are really good for the game.

If we could just lose Djok and Kyrgios, everything would be great

One thing Carlos has over Rafa- is his English.
Rafa couldn't speak a word at 18 .

Casper is a classy player. I think things are looking healthy for the future of tennis at the moment.

And he trained at the Rafa Academy- so that's a good thing too.

Stop bloody shoe-horning Djok into the conversation all the time.

Lovely for Ferrero, after losing his dad.

Lovely tribute to Ferrero's dad by Carlos too.