TENNIS- The hard court season is in full swing on the run up to the US Open.

[Raahh]

This match is very up and down.

Sounds like a soap opera plot. The real tennis player is bound and gagged in a cupboard in the locker room - so Attila can avenge his tennis playing forefathers - or something.

I was thinking of 'inappropriate' names the other day when there was a debate on baby names over whether 'Lucy' was now unusable- and it got me wondering how many Adolfs have been born in Germany since the 1930s.
Not enough to actually research it. Just to idly wonder.

Ons really seems to be struggling. She somehow got the first set, and it's on serve in the second, but she does not seem herself.

The real tennis player is bound and gagged in a cupboard in the locker room - so Attila can avenge his tennis playing forefathers - or something.
A Bunty Annual story

Don't have Sky, so relying on you lot to put the flesh on the bones that is score watching
Good win for Boulter and also Miyazaki yesterday. Lots more Brits playing today.

Shame Liam didn't come through as a lucky loser. The two who have got through are both ranked lower than him.

Really don't know what's going on with Felix atm. Same with Sakari. I see Wozniaki won yesterday.

Looking forward to more amusing witterings from you all

Bloody loved Bunty. .

I'm not sure we're helping with the actual tennis, kazza

But- at the moment, Ons looks like she might win this match, although it's not been that easy. She will be glad to get off court I think.

Matteo and Sascha are both 2 sets up, but not a good day for Diego Schwartzmann, who is 2 sets down.

I've just seen that Altmaier is player- I feel like he is always playing, somewhere .

I saw a bit of Katie's match kazza. It seemed almost too easy for her.

I had missed that Felix lost, but no, it's not really a surprise, he's had a terrible time since about February when he got to as semi final in Qatar.

Since then, it's been 3 slam round 1 losses.

A few of them are a bit below par at the moment but I'm not surprised because they play so many tournaments and with all the travel as well they are probably knackered.

Oh Keith withdrew

Phew Yikes well done Ons! She looks wrecked - I don’t think the black kit helps although I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be as ‘wet look’ as it looks!

I think a lot of the players carry injuries and just keep playing because they don’t want to lose points/rankings - poor Felix

The Tennis Podcast were talking about Holger and how he’s probably injured and should rest - apparently he doesn’t even have a scan if he’s got a niggle - he just plays through it - oh well he’s got two weeks off now!

And Ruusuvuori has withdrawn also

Cam’s wearing camo shorts

We will not get the RuRu match now

I've just switched over to Zverev, who has just won.

Andrey will be playing Arthur Cazaux now

Well done Sascha - his hair is very long now (I’m still not sure of all the details but he lost a bet and can’t have his hair cut this year!)

I'm sure I watched Arthur in the Wimbledon quallies and he was a very nice young man

I’ve finally managed to take control of the television so am attempting to watch some tennis. Not quite sure what’s going on with Sky. I appear to have 3 channels showing tennis, but two of them are showing the same match which is a bit of a waste! I can go into the app via my telly to watch other channels but it was so stop/start I gave up. Might try again later. In the meantime I’m watching Cam in his camo shorts.

Daniil’s opponent didn’t give him much trouble.

No he didn't Chessie

Cam also doesn’t seem to be challenged much (yet).

I hate the squeaky courts.