TENNIS: Madrid, Rome and on to Paris

[JaneJeffer]

Who's going to get the last quarter final place?

Fizzy the Sewing Bee sports theme was pretty random, I never thought I'd see a week where they would make trainers .

The Serena inspired jacket was pretty tame for something that Serena herself might wear,(and certainly design!) I thought .
I liked the Nicola Adams Gold medal one.

Yes the serena jacket was surprisingly tasteful Raahh

who on earth would ever make their own trainers?

I’m sure that Rafa got a mention once on Seeing Bee but I can’t remember why - or maybe I dreamt it!

Yes the serena jacket was surprisingly tasteful Raahh

who on earth would ever make their own trainers?

I’m sure that Rafa got a mention once on Seeing Bee but I can’t remember why - or maybe I dreamt it!

Not sure why that posted twice

Yes, it was too tasteful- but it needed to be more colourful, maybe some frills, a cape bit, and a deliberately missing sleeve would have made it more Serena.

I'm disappointed no-one did a jacket inspired by Roger's monogrammed cardi.
Patrick would have looked great in a jacket inspired by Fed's cardi .

Oh no not the monogrammed cardi

just watching a bit of Rafa in my lunch break - it looks nice in Rome but a bit hot!

3 all in the first set - Isner’s long fingers freak me out!

Everything about Isner freaks me out

He's like the opposite of Opelka- he's an overgrown toddler.

It’s weird isn’t it Raahh - even though Opelka is taller (I think) he still looks in proportion but Isner just looks weird - yes like an overgrown toddler

I thought Rafa was on later. Vamos!

Fizzy that's the thing, Isner looks really odd. And the stupid backwards cap doesn't help

Actually win he didn't a clay masters (or any masters) in 2020 either- do your homework, Nick. He lost in Rome.

But he still won RG.

*he didn't win

not sure why I typed that all wrong

Rafa is doing pretty well today. Which is good. I'm not in the right frame of mind for a stressful match!

I'm afraid to comment in case I jinx him

I know, he will probably collapse in a big way now I've said that.

Phew. See ya Isner

Vamos!

I hope that set was more to Tim's liking

Tim is looking very trim

Tim having his Covid vaccine at Oxford United's ground he's so funny

I'm nor sure why they keep saying Rafa would have been worried when he saw the draw- he's never been beaten by an American, and had a 7-1 record against Isner (and the win was at the Laver Cup, so indoors anyway).

It's also part of being a layabout Dani

Tim - king of the random comment

well done Rafa - shaggy next

I know what Rafa means - my body is a bit creaky these days - yesterday the Tesco delivery man asked me if I was ok bending down to get my shopping

Pliskova is probably glad not to be repeating the last 2 years finals. Double bagel last year and had to retire in the 2020 final.

Halep/Collins should be a good match.