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.

This is tennis it's not darts so I have to be able to move Stef says

Too much hanky panky? Stef and Paula both with bad backs!

He has a point.

Tim thinks everything is madness!

I do like Hubi, I would have liked him to have qualified on merit really. He only narrowly missed out. He had slow first half of the year.

Tim is also not wrong.

I'm glad I'm not missing any great tennis.

I saw that Wimbledon couldn't get planning permission for new courts. No wonder Tim looks so emotional.

But what about the underground car park at Wimbledon - is that still going ahead?

I’m not watching but it all sounds very chaotic - poor Stef

It is a bit rubbish for the crowd (I’m still not really sure what’s happening! Did Holger pull his shorts up even higher for those women? )

There's just too much tennis. They're all wrecked. Apart from Stretch Armstrong unfortunately. Good news for Rafa 🤞

Greg is confusing me with all his calculations of what might happen. He is annoyed that people paid good money for so little!

Holger thought Stef was using some kind of tactic at first

Stef has officially withdrawn meaning Hubi is in!

So if Djok wins he's in the semifinals but Yannik has to win in straight sets to get to the semifinals. Or something

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It’s a shame Stef didn’t pull out before today’s match if he was injured, now poor Hubi has to play Djok but will have no chance of qualifying for the semis.

Didn’t watch this afternoon, did they make Hubi and Taylor play?

They only played one set Ice because Taylor has an abdominal injury

Oh, poor Tim. I saw pictures of people with placards. Will there be jigasaws getting thrown next?

I do think it's a bit unlucky for Hubi- and I can't get my head around the calculations for the round robin any more.

And of course Beelzebub will no doubt be the only one who isn't affected by any of it , and just waltz to the semis.

But if Rafa comes back , rebuilt and fitter than an 18 year old, I'm all for it.

Rafa keeps posting lots of pictures from his gym Raahh so we can but hope 🤞

We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster.

Everything crossed, Fizzy !

It's Bake Off tonight, so I have missed out on a whole day of tennis watching really. And I think I will miss tomorrow afternoon a well. Not good planning this week. It is making me sad to think this is the last Prime tournament probably- and next year I might not be able to watch as much .

I hope so Jane- even if it's only for next year, and he can beat Djok into submission. And then retire happy.

Bionic Rafa

I haven’t got much appetite for watching Djok either - I’m also going to watch Bake off - it’s party week - they’re doing caterpillar cakes (and sausage rolls!)

I think Sinner really enjoys playing in Turin so hopefully he’ll do well against Djok

Sprouts in a sausage roll <yuk>!

I don't think I can stomach any more Djokovic yet. I'm watching Frank Spenser on BBC4

Good choice Jane