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

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I've put Francisco v Francesco on

Have been doing some score watching whlst out -Djok is playing and his opponent was serving for the set a bit ago- but i've just looked and now it's 6-5. Elbow trouble, my arse .

but it looks like it might go to a tie break- don't know much about French 18 year old Luca Van Asshe - but Allez! Luca.

He got the set! Allez!

Woohoo 🇫🇷

Gotta love these fearless teenagers!

I'm waiting for the hospital to ring me with an MRI appointment for DS2 which means I can't concentrate on anything else. I wish people would ring when they say they will!

Time for the Brummie King

Hope everything is ok, Jane and you get a call soon.

I hate it when I'm waiting on a call like that. I know delays happen, but when you have psyched yourself up for it, it makes it worse.

Djok has, as expected, raced ahead in his match now. But well done to kuca anyway for taking a set.

Damn him. Still it must have given him a bit of a fright. No negative face.

Thanks Raahh he's having problems with his hip. He had an X-ray and was telling DS1 he was worried about the radiation and that he might have to have an MRI and asked him what that was. DS1 told him it meant More Radiation Inside

I put on prime, to watch the Dimitrov match - and after a long delay it went off and the annoying music came on and 'Event cancelled '. Looks like a walkover in favour of De Minaur. Disappointing for Grigor- yesterday the commentators were talking about they thought he could make it bck to the top of the game. Sadly, I do think his time has passed now. Nothing has really gone right since he won the WTFs- and that's over 6 years ago.

So now I'm watching Sinner. He must be shattered Jannik, he's always playing

Jane I hope you get your ds sorted -'more radiation inside ' That makes sense.

That's a shame. He seemed to be moving well the other day.

Lots of good matches today. They need to catch up in Munich after the rain delay yesterday. Swiatek is playing Zheng in Stuttgart later.

From Holger's instagram just as well Wimbledon insists on white!

Oh I love that

I'm surprised Munich didn't start with the people who got rained off yesterday. If it rains again today they might have to wait until tomorrow to play.

Schedules after rain delays always baffle me a bit, Jane.
I'm glad I don't run a tennis tournament

The "Next Gen" now being called the middle generation. I feel old.

Hangman looks like he just stepped off the Enterprise

Jane must be quite annoying for players like Stef to think he's already being overshadowed a bit by Alcaraz/Rune/Sinner.

And he's only 24!

Oh, bit of a fight back here from Nishioka (who the commentators had written off totally at the end of the first set).

Rafa has officially withdrawn from Madrid. Wasn't expecting him to go, but it's still sad.

Hanfmann not Hangman

I saw Rafa said he won't play unless he's 100% fit which it seems unlikely he will ever be what with his foot situation. I hope he's just saving himself for RG so that he can give it his all.

I thought it was snowing in Munich but it's just apple blossom blowing onto the court

Holger just hit the most amazing shot!

Yannick Hanfmann is very easy on the eyes