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 .

Having said that, I think Tiafoe has lost focus a bit.

Is it just me or does it sound like they're shouting
Sascha: back
France: over

Uh oh

Come on bro

This could be a long match and I'm not sure I will last

Hello

They are just trading breaks now.

Now DH has taken over the telly grr

I'm back again. Frances seems to be having an energy dip.

6 foot 6 bingo ⭐️

Sascha rescuing an insect of some sort. Andrew?

I had to disappear for a bit- I am surprised I'm still awake to be honest (though dd1 is at work til 11, and although she's only a 10 minute walk away, I can't sleep til she's home).

oof.

Looks like it could go to a fifth now

I don't know about them, but I'm knackered

I don’t think I can stay awake for another set. Still, at least the crowd are getting their money’s worth.

If Frances isn't careful, it might not go to a 5th.

The crowd are just waiting for a chance to erupt I feel

DS1 has just ambled in and we’ve had the tennis chat - he’s a Big Foe fan and follows him on Instagram

He did say that Zverev is usually playing Medvedev though!

Still not sure how this match is going to go - not sure if I’m up for a fifth set

Much as I love Big Foe, I don't think I've got the stamina for a 5th set

I'm fascinated by his shirt though, that seems to be made with some bits of coloured tape

I quite like the new understated celebrations of winning a point/game where they just wag a finger or raise their arm!

(And it's a good thing this match is tonight and not tomorrow, since I would have to be up early on Monday morning) .

I've a feeling the match tomorrow night might not be a late one (they have scheduled Stephens/Sabalenka as the night match).

we’ve had the tennis chat

I have been outside trying to take pictures of the moon which looks amazing but I can never get my phone to capture what I see

It's much better in real life

I think they might be too tired to do much else