Tennis: Heading into the clay swing - Monte Carlo, Rome, Paris, don’t forget the altitude in Madrid

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So many breaks this set.

I think Rune has already decided to go for a 3rd set.

Jane hope so. He was creepy, but I would hate to think they just dumped him!

(Must be hot in that head!)

This is going to get interesting

Did Rune run out of racquets?

I'm not sure. Maybe he's being superstitious about that one?

Even though Holger is ahead, I still can't say he will win it.

But if he wins this game, the score board pressure on Andrey is huge - even if it's only one break.

Jane he might have a favourite racquet.

Was it Benoit who turned up without enough racquets somewhere? Sounds like a Beardy thing to do.

I think so

Someone else left theirs in the airport too, Sascha maybe?

Can you imagine how much the racquets must cost? Not your cheap rubbish from Decathlon. Imagine the panic after leaving them at an airport.
(Though Sascha can probably afford the loss!)

Probably now he can but not during his doing the laundry phase

Andrey's body language is not good but I can't tell if that's a ruse

There's not a lot of fist pumping or getting the crowd ramped up today.

Maybe they are both too knackered .

I think Andrey looks sad a lot.

Until he wins . Then he smiles, and he's very funny.

But the rest of the time he just looks worried to death.

Very hygienic opening things with your teeth

Odd time to get the physio- he must really need it, otherwise why stop play when you have all the momentum with you?

Probably just low blood sugar

It's like Covid never happened.

I didn't know the physio had to administer rehydration powder. Djok gets to take all sorts of things with no supervision.

They both seem knackered.

Jane random dealers people in the crowd pass Djok his drinks. It's all very suspect.

I don't like that man in the background because he reminds me of Epstein

Or that scary woman who is always there and probably mixes up all the potions in her cauldron

Andrey getting a bit animated now.

Ooh

And we're back to all square.

Love Andrey's FFS look at that person