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

[JaneJeffer]

It's the lovely Stefan Edberg's birthday today.

How did I forget that Raahh
Happy* *birthday Stefan. The last man to win the Australian Open on grass iirc (probably wrong )

Possibly- it all got a bit confusing in the mid 80s. didn't it,when they swapped from December to January and 'missed' a year.

Had to look it up, otherwise I'd be thinking about it all evening!
Yes, he was the last to win on grass. He was champion in 1985 and 1987 (no AO in 1986 due to Dec/Jan switch) and the tournament moved to Melbourne Park in 1988.

Well done Stefan

It's also 41 years since he won the Junior slam.

Oh stop it! I hate being reminded of how old I am He's only a couple of months older than me.

Jeez - you are both absolute spring chickens!!

And thanks for the new thread, Jane.

I can't see the AO on TV but score watch & rely on you lot, who are a whole load more entertaining than most commentators.

Sorry magi

@kazzaD66 No need to apologise. In fact, I felt older in my late 50s than I do at pushing 70!!

I'm just watching the Discovery app on my phone very tricky second set for Casper against Norrie, so one set all. Casper looking very nice in green. Some seem to suit it, and some don't.
Come on Casper!

Grigor is also wearing a differing kit- which suits him better than the one he has been wearing previously.

Looking forward to the Daniil /Felix match later could be hard to call after Danil's long match the other day. Though he seemed to get more awake as it went on!

Tight match between Casper-Cam.

Casper played a bit too passively that set.

Turned away fir a minute and they disappeared.

Oh- they're back.

Come on Casper!!

oh dear. Casper doesn't have the best at AO- he's either injured or loses early.

Well done Cam.

Good win for Cam.

Daniil showing no sign that the previous match affected him then. 2 sets up in pretty good time.

Iga just lost the second set. Unfortunately I can’t watch the end because Eurosport has inexplicably switched to skiing.

Chessie they have an annoying habit of doing that. It really gets on my nerves.

Eurosport 1 is showing it on my TV? Eurosport 2 has Felix/Daniil

I must admit- I am watching Daniil , so hadn't noticed

sometimes they flick to the skiing for a chat- it might be that they did that.

Score checking -and I must have misheard- because I thought Dimitrov had leveled already at 2 set all - but they in a tie break now in the 4th. Come on Grigor!

Ah yes, I stropped off from E1 too soon! I am now happily watching Iga again.

Come on Iga!

Just realised Dimi lost, another upset.