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

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New thread!

I'm trying to do housework and watch at the same time though I don't know why I'm bothering because it's a bank holiday weekend so the place will be upside down again in no time.

I love Mo. Adds an extra element to the match, listening to his panto voice.

I half heartedly moved things around a bit in dd2's room.

Then gave up.

DD1 has work after college, so I ironed her work top.

Then I made a brew

It's the altitude, wears me out.

Talking of the altitude- apart from Naomi (I think) mentioning it, I have not heard it talked about really at all.

It seems to be another thing (like 'the list') that they only obsess about, when Rafa is playing. .

DS2 has Tuesday off as well and then there's only a month left of school! Where is the time going?!

It got a mention during Andy's match. Maybe it only applies to the big 4?

Just saw this now

Allez Stan!

Yes, dd2 is off (due to strikes) . DD1 has exams, so is off for that.
This year has gone far too quickly.

Maybe

I just heard the cuckoo for the first time this year. Little fecker is going to be waking me up every morning now!

Birds. Noisy things aren't they? Once you notice them, it's all you can hear!

Come on Stan!

We have the world's loudest chaffinch in our garden and it's also the world's fattest chaffinch because it taught itself how to hang off the bird feeder and has been scoffing peanuts all winter.

I was thinking that the altitude only seems to affect Rafa!

Wonder if Daddy Carlos will be umpiring the Bublik/Rune match?

Mo is very dramatic!

I think they need Aurelie for that one

Poor Andrey is getting fried

Definitely need Aurelie!

I’ve just been reading about Rafa’s dispute with Carlos - apparently he had a wardrobe malfunction in Rio - his shorts were really sweaty but Carlos wouldn’t let him go off court to change them. He had to change them on court and put them on the wrong way - poor Rafa

What is he, two?

wish I’d seen that - sounds really funny (but probably not for Rafa!)

Rafa needs his bum room

Rafa wa not happy about that.

They buried the hatchet (kind of ) but I do think Carlos was a bit ott.
He also gave him a time violation at Wimbledon before a match had even started.

I'm trying to figure out how he put the tennis balls in his backwards pockets