TENNIS: Never mind the snow, make like a seagull and catch some rays at the AO

[JaneJeffer]

Jannik had better not be injured.

I had forgotten that the last time Fritz played Djok at AO, it was during Covid- and the 'abdominal strain' that magically still allowed Djok to go on and win the tournament. .

Nooooo.

I'm not having an injured Jannik- much as I love Andrey.

The bugs look like crickets, we have them in NZ as well. They sing at night and can be quite noisy but otherwise harmless. In Brisbane there was a snake on the court!

I really don’t want Jannik to be injured Hopefully it’s just a Djok style injury!

A snake!

Oh dear- Jannik seems to be struggling a bit now.

Unfortunately, a we know, only Djok gets 'Djok' style injuries- everyone else ends up out for 6 months!

He needed that hold.

Now it seem like Rublev is more affected.

I like both of them, but am swayed (slightly) more to wanting Jannik to win- though I don't want Andrey self- harming on court!

Tie break- Jannik seems to have got over his pain- or maybe he's ignoring it.

Andrey could lose his chance to get a set here.

I have another reason to be mad at Djok because instead of being able to think I'd love Andrey to win I have to think about which of them is most likely to beat him!
HTH Jannik has 2/6 and Andrey 1/6

Oh poor Andrey 🥹

2 sets to Jannik- was close to 1 set all. Poor Andrey.

I know. It's annoying isn't it?

Not that we need reasons to be mad at Djok

You know you've been staring at the tv too long , when you wave back at children waving on the tv.

I have been looking up crickets Ice to see if we have any in Ireland and apparently we do have three species but I can't recall ever seeing any!

I get confused by cricket and grasshoppers.

I don't really want to come across either.

Jane the comparative lack of creepy crawlies is one of the good things about living in this part of the world!

I'm kind of fascinated by insects (except for wasps - they can fuck off and die). We definitely have plenty of grasshoppers.

In NZ we also have wetas, they are the kings of the cricket world!

Feel a bit sorry for Andrey here, the match is more competitive than the score line suggests.

Wow they're huge Ice! There's a picture of one eating a carrot which I won't post because I don't want everyone to run away screaming about the Carota Cricket!

Now, wasps, I don't mind, or lady birds.

Anything else, I really hate.

It's why I won't watch IACGMOOH.
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Ice I agree the scoreline doesn't reflect the effort Andrey has put in, it has been odd points her and there. He has dropped his level at the wrong moments.

Carota Cricket

<shudder>

Jannik’s spirit animal!