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

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magimedi · 18/10/2022 18:35

Here ya go!

Bon soir, mes amis

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Fizzywinegum · 01/11/2022 22:59

I’m not sure this tournament really is in Paris!

come on Stan!

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:01

Yikes!

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:04

Amelie is playing hell!

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:05

Allez Bear

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:07

Holger is playing so well.

Fizzywinegum · 01/11/2022 23:07

Eek tiebreak!

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:07

I'm writing poetry here

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:08

I feel like this match is being played on the cross channel ferry or something. It's a very strange court.

Fizzywinegum · 01/11/2022 23:09

The old feller v the whippersnapper Grin

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:11

The lifeguard from Biarritz Grin

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:12

Not looking good for Stan

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:14

Such a strange crowd. Some of them look so depressed!

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:15

One of the best oldsters Grin

JaneJeffer · 01/11/2022 23:15

I wonder what Stan said to him?

Fizzywinegum · 01/11/2022 23:17

Well don Rune - not sure what Stan said to him at the net!

this is a weird tournament!

Raahh · 02/11/2022 07:11

i missed the Stan match- but the scores looked very close- I saw a comment about it this morning - something about Stan calling him a 'baby on court'. (And didn't Mirka call Stan that once?)

I think Rune is maybe struggling a bit to find his feet at the moment with his (pretty speedy) rise up the rankings. He has a very different temperament, it seems, to Alcaraz, or Ruud ( Casper is a bit older- maybe Sinner is a better example). They all seem pretty calm on court. Carlos has his moments, but they are few and far between. Such a lot is expected of the young players now, too.
Rune seems to be more in a Daniil/Stef mould-but Daniil is a panto villian persona, and Stef gets into pseudo intellectual twitter spats Grin.

Looking forward to seeing Rafa later. I hope he at least gets a match under his belt. He was saying in a press conference it's always hard leaving home, but it's especially hard now- with technology, it's easy to keep in touch, but there is only so much you can do to interact with a 3 week old baby. He doesn't talk much Grin.

Fizzywinegum · 02/11/2022 07:39

I suppose Rune is still a baby really - he’s younger than my youngest DS! He did manage to have beef with Ruud at the French Open as well so yes I think his temperament is different from some of the other youngsters.

I am always amazed though at how mature most of the young tennis players seem, especially in their post match interviews.

Grin about Rafa’s baby not talking yet! I’ve already given notice at home that I’m watching Rafa later - poor DH can’t even pretend to work late or go to the pub Grin

Raahh · 02/11/2022 07:53

Strangely, Rune is actually about a month older than Carlos but looks about 14. Carlos 'aged' quite a bit over the last year, but he's darker, and I think that makes a difference. Rune looks a bit like he will always look like a little kid with a bit a of stubble Grin ( my ds is nearly 20 and quite fair, and when he grows a tache he just looks like a 10 year old with a tache Grin).

I have visions of Rafa and baby Rafa conversing in Rafa-ese. Grin

It's funny how many similar aged tennis babies there are- Rafa's , Daniil's, Caroline Wozniaki has just had her second.
I was watching Naomi Broady the other day- I wonder when her twins are due?

Raahh · 02/11/2022 08:01

Actually, it's not as big an age gap as I though- it's about a weekGrin between Rune and Carlos- bit like Andy and Djok.

And a funny thing- Holger's birthday was my first day back at work after having ds in 2003. 29th April. It was a Tuesday- at the time, we didn't open Mondays Grin

Raahh · 02/11/2022 08:10

I need to sort out my Prime this morning because it was being annoying yesterday, which was why I gave up in the evening. The weather was affecting the internet though. Seems a bit more settled today.

Anyway- can't sit here all morning. DD2 seems to be meandering around like she has all day to get ready - and ds's alarm has been going off since about 6.30. (He's working from home, and has been down stairs twice, I'm not sure why his alarm still keeps going off).

Grin
Fizzywinegum · 02/11/2022 08:21

I am in awe of your ability to remember dates Raahh Grin (I can barely remember the date of my wedding anniversary!)

Fizzywinegum · 02/11/2022 08:28

Everything seems to have gone to pot here - I’m used to DH being up and out of the house early - it’s strange having him around (although he is still WFH). Maybe this is what retirement will be like …

oh well as long as it doesn’t interfere with my tennis watching Grin

kazzaD66 · 02/11/2022 08:56

The 29th April is my wedding anniversary Grin

Watched the last bit of Stan, when I thought he might win! I'm afraid I don't like Rune much. He does act like a stroppy teenager!! And his mum Shock

Raahh · 02/11/2022 09:23

Fizzy I only remember it, because I dropped ds at nursery that morning, and they gave me a little book with his name and the date on - and I still have it on the bookcase Grin I remember being a mess that day at work- ds was just 4 months old, (I'd had 5 months off in total, including holidays- the days before lengthy mat leave entitlement), and I really didn't want to be back.

kazza Grin

Raahh · 02/11/2022 09:27

There have been a few comments about Holger's mum and his coaching team, on twitter. I haven't really seen them properly. He often seems to be shouting at her.

I don't think it is always a good thing to have parents/relatives involved in coaching teams. For every Toni Nadal- there's an Apostolos, or Mr Tomic Grin

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