Tennis- As we leave Rome (and the ombrelli) it's off to Paris- pack the parapluie!

[Raahh]

I am not paying attention to thread lengths these days .

I am quite pleased to Grigor having a good tournament.

Hubi lost to Varillas last night, in a long match- which means Varillas plays Djok. I'm not suggesting Hubi would have beaten Djok, (he has a lousy hth) but he might have had a slightly better chance.

Me too Raahh - then I’d spend a fortnight watching replays of old matches and Cliff Richard singing in the bloody rain

Fizzy yes, it was such a good use of holiday leave

I am watching Casper he doesn't seem quite with with it today.
Zhang obviously had a good week in Madrid the other week, so Casper will know he can be tricky.

It's very sunny today in Paris.

And Casper has been broken- come on Casper- not up for another upset today.

Come on Casper

oh no. I've just seen that Rybakina has withdrawn, because she has been ill.
That's really sad.

Oh no, I really like Elena

Is Keith still out with injuries? It just dawned on me I haven't seen him for ages.

I’m not sure about Keith but I’ve not seen him for ages

Oh no that’s a shame for Elena - she was playing really well and looking like a potential winner of the tournament

I think a few players have been ill - Felix was ill with stomach problems before he lost his match - hope the phantom food poisoner isn’t at large again

I’m not watching yet as I’ve got things to do - as soon as I sit down and start watching I get sucked in and before I know it it’s time for bed!

It's all going on in the Nishioka/Seyboth Wild match

Keith hasn't played since the end of of 2021, but I don't think he has officially retired. It's a bit like Raonic- he's just disappeared. Milos had a bit of a bounce when he did quite well in Cincy 2020, and then disappeared again.
I have read that plans to play on grass in Den Bosch though.

I've just seen the dramas in the Nishioka match.

Ooh, what’s happened, I’ve been watching Casper’s match?

Such a shame about Elena.

There was a disputed call- and from when I turned over, looks like Nishioka crossed the net ( which is a big no no).

Thanks. That match is tighter than I expected. I find it hard to root for ‘Thiago with the impossible to pronounce name’ since I read about the domestic violence charges he’s facing

Casper seems to have settled a bit now.

TSW also smashed a racquet to add to the drama.

I went off to do stuff and when I got back Holger's match is on instead. I suppose I need to get used to all the chopping and changing before Wimbledon.

Nice hats

Olivieri is disguised as a ball boy

I know what you mean about TSW Ice - I feel a bit uncomfortable about the domestic abuse allegations/charges as well. I also don’t really understand how the pronunciation of his name relates to the spelling of it!

I’m just flicking between matches now

Well done to Casper. Bit of a wobble, but got there in the end.

Well done Casper. Glad he is through.

I do prefer the blue version of Rune's stripy kit, to the green one.

At least he's stopped camouflaging with the court

Casper is so nice. I don’t think I’ve seen the green kit yet, the blue one looks like he belongs on a yacht.

DH has been teaching me about Scandinavian cultural stereotypes. Apparently, Norwegians are nice but considered a bit backward/unsophisticated, the Finns are crazy, and nobody like the Danes. Swedes are smug and superior.