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

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Fizzywinegum · 13/04/2023 15:46

New thread!

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JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:02

Is this the first match of the tournament to be decided on a tiebreak?

kazzaD66 · 13/04/2023 22:06

Yes, his girlfriend looks on the verge of tears.
Oh dear! She will be now. Double mini break!

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:06

Robbie he's probably not thinking about them at all mate

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:08

Wow

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:09

Those people are going to have the court shut down so fast Grin

Raahh · 13/04/2023 22:13

This could go on a while...

Raahh · 13/04/2023 22:14

And just as I typed that, he won!

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:14

Sascha not happy with Danill there

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:15

Well done Daniil. Could be fireworks in his next match!

kazzaD66 · 13/04/2023 22:16

No, very cursory handshake. What's that about?

Cold! Yep, Daniil!

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2023 22:21

Robbie doesn't want to go home

IceandIndigo · 13/04/2023 22:26

Well done Daniil. I feel a bit sorry for him,
after that marathon he now plays Rune who is 19 years old and had a walkover in the previous round…

kazzaD66 · 13/04/2023 22:43

Exactly. I assume it's not the first match up tomorrow but knowing how crap the schedulers often are, I wouldn't necessarily be surprised Hmm

ChessieFL · 14/04/2023 07:25

Thanks for the new thread Fizzy. I’m hoping to see some tennis today for the first time this week!

Raahh · 14/04/2023 07:56

I have seen the schedule- Daniil is 3rd on ( not before 3pm) so not the last match scheduled on the court.
Musetti/Sinner are after.

It's not like they finished at 3am, so there will have been suitable 'rest'. And Tiafoe played 4 matches in 2 days last weekend, so at least no one is doing that!

But it was a hard match for Daniil, he's still out to prove he can play on clay, and Rune will be fresh as a daisy. And seems a lot more comfortable.

The Sinner/Musetti match will be loud. Grin

Rublev will want to avoid a Struffing, and I think Stef might just have the edge over Fritz.

Fizzywinegum · 14/04/2023 09:34

I’m not sure if I’ll get to see any tennis today - it’s DH’s birthday and for some reason he doesn’t want to spend the whole day watching tennis! Hmm

There are some good matches - I do think Danill should be on last - it was a late finish and a long, tough match - he will look even more knackered than usual Grin

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Raahh · 14/04/2023 09:45

Fizzy Grin But spending the whole day watching tennis is the best way to spend a birthday! (I don't actually know- my birthday is Christmas week, and there isn't usually anything much on that day. Doha sometimes, or random events in Australia. ). At the wrong time...

Daniil does always look deceptively knackered, and I suppose being on last runs the risk of it being another late one, (not sure what the weather is like today) and then he would be on early ish tomorrow any way tomorrow. I doubt the semis will be scheduled too late/evening.
So, swings and roundabouts.

Of course, he has to win today. Grin

And I think Rune has everything to gain so he will just go out all guns blazing. I do love Rune's confidence- and the face he isn't phased by the fact he's meant to be the underdog.

Raahh · 14/04/2023 11:30

Rublev took the first set easily but Struff just broke to make it 4-4 in the second- Andrey not happy and got an obscenity warning. Oops.

Raahh · 14/04/2023 12:26

3-0 to Fritz.

Which is probably not the start anyone expected.

IceandIndigo · 14/04/2023 12:34

Just score watching at the mo. But of a surprise start for Fritzsipas, I was also expecting Stef to edge it.

Raahh · 14/04/2023 12:40

Ice it is a surprise. I know Stef is rusty, but clay isn't really Fritz's surface, so i thought Stef would be able to capitalise on that.
But it's 5-1 and Taylor seems quite happy.

I'm expecting a comeback in the second set though!

IceandIndigo · 14/04/2023 13:00

Yes and Stef usually plays well here, he’s won it a couple of times hasn’t he?

Raahh · 14/04/2023 13:06

Ice he does- wouldn't this be 3 in a row, if he wins this year? (the only one to do it apart from Nastase and Rafa-obviously. Rafa won it 8 times and then 3 on the trot!

JaneJeffer · 14/04/2023 14:05

Looking forward to this!

kazzaD66 · 14/04/2023 14:19

I see Rafa has pulled out of Barcelona

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