TENNIS - high on a mountain in Torino the season comes to a close

[JaneJeffer]

The reason the injuries are being questioned so much this time, is because more and more people are finally noticing that it is a pattern of behaviour- and, you know, -maybe his injuries aren't always entirely genuine?

'Is it a breaker that Lehecka has to win?'

er- yes- or he will be down 2 sets.

what kind of daft question is that??

And it's tie- break .

I’ve just got the match on in the background Raahh. - looks as if Lehecka could be running out of steam but anything could happen I suppose. I need to go out in about an hour so could do with it finishing soon!

Loving the ‘Robbie’ captions - clutch shot was mentioned earlier - the influence of Robbie is never far away (still don’t really understand what clutch means probably because I’m old!)

Hmm I wonder why everyone keeps talking about Djok’s injuries - maybe it’s because no one really believes him and he keeps on winning matches/tournaments easily - he also seems very keen to talk about them (unlike Rafa who I don’t think likes being asked about his injuries) - grr!

Fizzy I never rememer what the whole 'clutch' thing is about- I think I do, and then I don't

I feel a bit sorry for Lehecka- he probably deserves to have won a set at least in all honesty- Stef has not been close to his best, since the start.

Lehecka's yellow kit is making me think of egg yolks.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open-2023-novak-djokovic-in-fresh-water-bottle-viral-video-before-alex-de-minaur-clash/news-story/7fcd0e0ffccefc7b851265f8298a9714?amp&nk=1b74cb064308265e32debe010d3a06f9-1674562891
These bottles need to be intercepted.

I've been reading about match fixing at the AO involving several players and umpires

I wouldn't put anything past him, Jane. .

Well played Lehecka- Stef will need to up his game if he is going to get past the Hamstrung one, though. He has special powers.

Of course, I am getting ahead of myself, and Rublev could get one over on Beelzebub. And Karen has had one of his best tournament runs for ages.

So Stef is after a house and a girlfriend in Aus.

Maybe Ben Shelton can take him on. I really enjoyed watching him last year in the USA, can't remember which tournament.

I think Margot is married Stef

Is it sunny in the cube?

I was just telling DS1 about Victoria wearing shades in her press conference and she turned up wearing them again!

Ostapenko’s outfit isn’t too bad - I’m not sure what it is though but nothing she wears ever seems to flatter her figure. She always seems to look very square.

I wouldn’t put anything past Djok! Apparently when Rublev found out he was playing Djok next he sort of said wibble so I’m not holding out much hope!

Stef makes me laugh - he’s very random - he actually signed someone’s t shirt after the match today but needed someone’s help to lay it out flat

I can never work out why Stef’s face always looked sunburned even when he’s been playing at night

I saw the shirt signing Fizzy, he did make a meal of it and obviously decided one was enough as he wandered off after that!

I think Jelena bases her outfits on little girls from 70's horror films

Ha maybe that’s it Jane. This one is much less frilly than her usual efforts.

I was reading where Caroline Wozniaki practiced with her once and said never again

Jane

Maybe he’ll just stick to the pre-signed photos now Chessie!

Score watching. Shelton has taken the third set. Come on Ben!

I saw a bit of the first set before I had a show, and then was score watching the next. Even though the eventual winner seems depressingly inevitable, the fact we've got Shelton and Paul at this stage is really quite refreshing.
It's a shame Eurosport haven't got Mac doing the Cube this year- can you imagine how excited he'd be getting (though I'm not missing his Djok rants).

Shower! not show! of any description.

And now i've said that- there's Mac!