Tennis: Clay Swing Continues - check your altitude

[JaneJeffer]

I missed the first set so don’t really know what happened

Oh hello wispa!

I'm a bit annoyed because of the whole line call thing affecting the match.

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This is what happened Fizzy ADF called for the adjudicator and caused a delay. Holger just looked at the mark and shook his head and that set the crowd against him! The commentators kept saying he rubbed it out but he didn't. Grr

Thanks for that Jane - I’m not sure why the crowd thought that Holger had got rid of the mark - he was just looking at it!

Daddy Carlos just deals with them like they’re naughty children!

We’re finally doing the garden today - DH was trying to tell me about No Mow May yesterday

I missed the actual point that caused the fuss, and just saw it as all the kerfuffle after was happening. And Wispa and Arvind spent a ridiculous amount of time going on about it.

It was the second time there has been an issue over a supposed rubbed out mark in the last day or two.

It obviously changed the course of the match and the crowd were a bit hostile for a while( they did seem to calm down though after a bit).

And now I've seen it properly I'm more confused as to why Carlos kept going on about the rubbing out of the mark, and that was why the crowd were angry- when Holger didn't really do that.

I was shouting at the telly! The commentators kept on and on about the mark. Holger was saying to Carlos that he hadn't done anything. He kept amazingly calm under those conditions so that's a positive for him.

Good point Robbie. Why did they use all that metal in such a sunny place?

I’ve been thinking that about the metal - bet it burns if you touch it!

I’m fed up gardening already - so far been 2 two garden centres, bought nothing but had breakfast at one! Now trying to tackle the jungle!

Might just give up and watch the tennis

You're no Vita Sackville-West Fizzy or Charlie Dimmock even

Well done Daniil. Shevchenko played well.

Jane

Just saw the end of the Medvedev match - Daniil always likes a good chat at the net!

Lajovic got a Struffing. Imagine if Struff won the tournament!

Not had chance to see anything today, didn't sleep very well and feel quite rubbish now.
It has rained all night and morning, so my grass is growing rapidly, just to annoy me.

It's been a great Bank Holiday so far

I think I would be quite happy to see Struff win the whole thing.

It would be good for Struff to get some reward for all of his Struffings

Big Foe and Alex de Minaur are both out

I've just seen that Big Foe is out. That's a shame.

Only just getting chance to switch on- the annoying shadow is taking over half the court in the Safuillin /BZM match.

Happy to see Maria Sakkari is through.

Can't tell which way the BZM/Safiullin match is going to go. Roman is playing better than I thought he would looking at his body language when he came out.

it's very up and down, isn't it, Jane?

I'm really struggling to stay awake today. I have a feeling tonight's matches might not be quite so intense and stressful as last night. Baez could surprise us all, though. The Argentinian players are having a bit of a 'moment'.

Live long and prosper BZM

I see Carlos is umpiring the Fritz match soon. He will probably be hoping for a much calmer match today

Although the altitude is clearly messing with some players heads- if even RBA can get stroppy, then who knows what might happen

Carlos will be glad he can have an early night. That was another thing that annoyed me about the commentary saying Holger should listen to Carlos because he was trying to make things easier for him. No Carlos was trying to make things easier for Carlos

Well this looks pretty easy for Taylor, so Carlos could be home soon!

Garin has some good support there

What a game!

Just checking in on the Stef match.

Missed the first game.

Looks like it got a lot closer in the second set of the Fritz/Garin match.