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

[JaneJeffer]

New dedicated tennis channel starting next Sunday

Good wins for Emma, Heather and Harriet today and yesterday. See Andy lost again though!

Reading The Alan Rickman Diaries atm. Clearly a tennis fan, as he writes about attending the Championships. He wrote about a dinner he had with, amongst others, Johnny Mac in 2003......
"McEnroe is very sweet and loving with Patty and endearingly unegocentric and polite in other ways. I'm sure he's a great dad and would be a fantastically loyal friend. Who would have guessed? Also - he doesn't mind gossip - no one likes Rusedski."

3rd July 2011, Men's Final Nadal vs Djokovic.....
"Wrong man (Djokovic) - all triumph and ego - won but Bjorn Borg came over and asked for a photograph. 'Are you kidding?' I spluttered."

Anyone watching Boris tonight?

That's really funny about Alan. .

I've just read that Boris has now split with Holger- so that's 2 of his coaching team this week.

And Boris and Holger have parted company.

Oh dear - Boris and Holger were fairly short lived

I think I’ve seen the Boris programme already - I think it was on ITVX a few months ago - it’s quite entertaining (one of his ex-wives is very indiscreet and dishes all the dirt!) - she was the one who mentioned the horses in the bedroom! (Apparently he was hiding them for tax purposes!)

I’d like to read that Alan Rickman book kazza - I didn’t realise he was a tennis fan (it’s interesting, but not surprising, that no one seems to like Djok!)

Hopefully the new Tennis channel on Sky will be good Jane (and the tennis won’t keep getting interrupted by the skiing)

It’s also funny that no-one seems to like Greg Rusedski

Only just seen we had an x post yesterday Raahh .....who* *else has left Holger then? Is Mummy Rune scaring them all away

It's a strange read fizzy but* *I found it more enjoyable the more I read of it. He can be very acerbic! Quite poignant reading the last year or so, knowing what was to come.

She's look like a formidable woman. I wouldn't be messing with her.
Severin Luthi, who was Roger's coach was on the team for less than 2 months, but announced he was leaving this week too.

Perhaps Holger’s been taking coaching Hokey Cokey lessons from Emma!

I didn't like to say , but now you did...

they should swap notes .

Or play mixed doubles

Hmm I think Mama Rune wields quite a lot of power!

The official reason for Severin leaving was 'timing was not right' apparently.

All feels a bit odd.

Wonder who will be next?

I've just put Provence on after finding it accidentally because no Richard this evening. It's very dark. RBA just got a time violation and he is cross!

Umpire looks like Shaggy (another one)

Why do so many commentators call arms levers? It does my head in.

'long levers'

I'm not watching, but I know exactly what you mean!

Ugo and Aurelie aggro

I have been watching 'The Tour - A reality show' on youtube

starring Bert Critchely and Fraser McKnight as Djok and Andy.

It's very funny. Looks so realistic

Oh I saw an advert for that Raahh - I wasn’t quite sure what it was

I saw one second of Djok about to rip his top off and did a quick swerve

That's very good 😂 still too much topless Djok though. Stan has obviously been coached by magi "off you fuck"

I've seen bits of this advertised on ATP Instagram. Andy looks brilliant from what I've seen. And Stan is funny ("well, the coffee was cold!")
Was put off by Bert ripping his shirt off though (not envy but nausea!) and he didn't seem to have the same deadpan acting skills of Murray.
Will have to track the whole thing down. Is it on the ATP youtube channel?

I think the video Raahh posted is the whole thing kazza but I'd love to see more of it with less Djokovic! Loved the board behind them

I loved the stuff on the board especially the different vegetables It was very sporting of them all to do it ( but yes, too much Djok)..