Tennis [tennis]. Covid, Kygrios, coupling.......

[magimedi]

Here ya go!

Bon soir, mes amis

Have they locked Tim out of the booth? He sounds so faint

I don't want to to say- but his serve seemed a bit better than it was against Tommy Paul.

Maybe it's because he's not being distracted by annoying racquet spinning.

Those are long, shorts Jane

There's Taylor's cheery girlfriend

Back to being 'Uncle' Toni tonight then.

Have they left baby Rafa at the hotel, or under the seat?

Rafa's entourage is ≥ the amount of commentators on this match

Maybe Uncle Toni is babysitting?

Jane there are a lot of them.

Maybe they are thinking, sod it- if it is the only match he's going to play, we mght as well all go to watch.

Yes Raahh any excuse to go to Italy

Uncle Toni will have him practicing his back hand. With his left hand. He's at least 4 weeks old now, it's about time.

Jane well, Paris was shit

Tim's voice gets a special announcement

I knew I had jinxed him, when I suggested he served well in the first game.

Rafa is sweating, Big Foe stylee.

But at least he came through the game.

But it could be a long match.

Bet Uncle Toni got him one of these

Rafa looks a bit jumpy

Ah Petch stop ranting, silence is golden.

I’ve just asked DH where baby Rafa is - he looked at me as if I was mad!

Maybe Tim’s babysitting - it said it was the voice of Tim Henman but it didn’t sound anything like him!

The ball boys shorts are very baggy - I expect more style from the Italians!

I want one!

Rafa has not seemed very comfortable since he got injured at Wimbledon. The easiest match he had was Gasquet at the US Open, and everything else has been hard work.

I do think he would rather have had the rest of the year off

Fizzy the Europeans are just disappointing us- first Paris and now scruffy Italians.

What's going on??!

I think they spent all the budget on graphics

Eek. Vamos Rafa!