TENNIS- The tour of Europe continues- next stop- Paris, as we head for the Finals in Turin

[Raahh]

Just noticed thread was running out. So - thought I might be organised for once.

And well done to Joe Salisbury And Rajeev Ram (who have had a rubbish year)but have just won in Vienna.

He must be on the payroll

Dancing man is scary.

He's as bendy as Djokovic

Greg is lucky he's not in my vicinity or he'd be getting a shoe up the arse

This match is reminding me why I prefer not to watch Djok. He irritates me intensely. DD2 wants the tv in a bit. I will scrore watch- might be better for my blood pressure

Djok also seems to have a bit of a dad bod forming. Or his shirt is too tight.

He will make LOADS of excuses,Greg. He's full of excuses.

I hate his shorts

"Here comes the drink he's looking for" 👀

Oh well, if he's got his dodgy potions, it's game over.

I will be score watching now.

I hate his shorts too.

I just don't like him.

I could be watching Emmerdale but it's annoying me this week

Pfft

I take it Djok's feeling better now then.

Humph. So,Djok made a miraculous recover from whatever it was he was hiding from the cameras. I swear, if ever there was a team that should be looked at for possible match fixing, it's Djok's. it's all too staged. The whole fake fatigue, dodgy potions, sudden feeling better- it's an act we've seen before - and other players have questioned. And only commentators like his best mate Rusedski seem to fall for it, time and time again.

I'm not entirely hopeful of a repeat of last year's final with Holger today- especially if Djok is up to his tricks- I don't know if Holger will be able to keep a lid on his emotions really. I would like the crowd to be on Holger's side (heaven knows, the commentary team won't be) - but the crowd have been idiots at times in Paris this week- and it's hard to know how they will react. They were booing Djok when he was play acting yesterday, but who knows whose side they will fall on today.

Hmm I’m glad that I didn’t see Djok and his fake injury! Everything about him is just so dodgy - I don’t know how he keeps getting away with it

Greg is an idiot and for some reason just loves Djok - I don’t really think Holger will have much of a chance against him but hopefully having Boris and his insider knowledge might help a bit

I’m hoping that the Grigor renaissance continues

I'm a big fan of Hubi, but I am enjoying the Grigor comeback. It will be a match that will have me a bit torn, I think.

I think Stef will probably beat Karen (although his form has been up and down of late) -and hope Andrey beats Alex de Minaur. Or he will do the sad Puppy face and smash racquets on his head. And no-one wants that.

I also hope that Boris is spilling the secrets (that he wouldn't tell AC ) to Holger- maybe the ingredients to the magic potion.

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Oh no I can’t deal with sad puppy face Andrey!

I’m sooo glad I didn’t watch Djok, I’ve read that script so many times before. I am going to give Holger a chance against him. He’ll be super motivated to qualify for Turin, defend his Paris title and maintain his H2H record. I think Grigor will edge Hubi, Stef should beat Karen if he plays as well as he did against Sascha. I wouldn’t be surprised if ADM beats Andrey although I’ll be rooting for Andrey!

Prayer circle for Holger

Just switched on- early break for Grigor in his match. Seems to have strapping on his thigh. His serve is looking good though. He's 4-1 up.

I set a piece now- hard to tell how this 3rd set will go.

Hubi looks a lot healthier today

He does, he really looked terrible the other day.

Maybe the mysterious poisoner is at large again