TENNIS THREAD- US Open heads to the second week. Take a seat. ANY seat. :-)

[Raahh]

I had to sort out DD2- and didn't realise the thread was full.

I think Diego's kit might be green and yellow,

We are wasted on this thread. Give us a job Prime.

Jane we are - we'd do a much better job than most of them. We'll keep Martina.

Ben Stiller seems to have moved into the stadium. Does he ever go home?

I reckon he's stays there for the fortnight.

White towels must get very grubby.

I love Big Foe's 'Big Foe' medallion.

Now Jim is interrogating Martina on the levels of absorbency of the white v the Ralph Lauren towels

Jane he probably has one of those fancy 'boxes' that the players lived in during the 2020 tournament.

Jim is clearly running out of things to talk about, if he's so bothered about towels.

No Jim he's just doing it for the craic

Ben Stiller is looking a bit sweaty - bad choice of t shirt

Theyve got rid of the hose pipe a/c units which is a shame - not sure if the new fangled ones are working

Has Tom Cruise appeared yet?!

It’s been a disappointing day so far. Cam and Petra both out and Iga’s in a bit of trouble. Let’s hope Rafa doesn’t add to the disappointment!

Not yet Chessie

Frances looked a bit shocked to break Rafa

He may not have to make him run Dani

Jim hasn’t got a clue - he keeps getting the score wrong!

Yikes

Vamos Rafa!

I had to go out, and have come back to a scoreline I don't like. But they were determined before the match that Rafa can't serve and I think Tim and his mates had almost written him off.

Uh oh

VAMOS

I think I prefer not being able to watch.

I knew they would jinx him with their chat earlier

Aww Martina's dog

My biggest fear is not even Rafa losing to day. It's Kyrgios winning the whole thing.

Jim is determined that Rafa is down and out, isn't it?

Aww, lovely dog.

Rafa needs a dog. Stroking a dog at the change of ends, would help him, I think
(Sports psychologist, me. ).

Jim is being very diom and gloom about Rafa - he did lose the first set in his first two matches

i think we would get more sense out of Lulu the dog!

They are going to start complaining about Nadal being off court, aren't they?

I think Rafa’s scared of dogs Raahh - he doesn’t trust their intentions