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 back and managing to watch a bit of tennis - Mrs Medvedev has got dressed up for the occasion (maybe she was fed up of being wrapped up in a towel last night!)

Not looking good for Daniil

I was wondering when Rafa might come back - think it probably will be Rome although that’s so near to the French Open. I think my birthday falls during Rome so that’s good (unless people make me do things!)

I really hope that Rafa has a good run at RG and if he doesn’t win it’s anyone but Djok for me - it is a bit of a worry that he will have a low seeding

Well done Holger!

Mamma Rune is happy

I was thinking the same thing, Jane the press are desperate to paint him as a villain, due to a couple of instances- and keep bringing up the Stan thing, which will haunt him forever.
Meanwhile, Dick gets to spit at the crowd, in the name of 'entertainment'. .

even Saint Roger was no saint at 19. He just had a really good PR team who managed to make all that 'disappear'

Well done Holger- nice exchange at the net.

Clay is not Daniil's best surface- but he's done pretty well, and last night was hard work.

Yes, it's all the more impressive because it's the first time they have met. Difficult to know what to expect.

That often favours the 'underdog', I think.

The next match is going to be noisy!

I almost forgot there was another match to play!

Hopefully Lorenzo hs recovered from the shock of winning

Now there's an exercise I can manage.

I got a right eyeful of Carlos modelling for CK on Instagram

Oof.

i didn't google honest

He's the same age as my son ffs.

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How fast did you not google that Raahh?

Actually - it's worse. He's a year younger !!!

I had actually already seen it. But I'm speedy

Yikes just accidentally googled it - he says he’s still finding himself but I think I just found quite a lot of him

Fizzy**

Not going too well for Lorenzo so far.

If Holger warms down does he then have to warm straight back up for his doubles match?!

Oh, I had forgotten Holger and Taylor had doubles too!

And no, not going well for Lorenzo- beating Djok might have been a match too far this week. But that was a major result and not to be sniffed at (and we are very grateful)

The dog is giving me the side eye and wanting to know when this will be over.

but it's raining....

Well done Jannik

I see the doubles is a WO for Hoger/Taylor

Well done Jannik- and good job, Lorenzo.