TENNIS: Dubai, Golden Swing, USA

[JaneJeffer]

I remember Grigor winning in Cincy- didn't he do a tour of the factory when he got his ugly vase?

Was that him?

Oh i forgot the National Anthem bit. Missed it yesterday.

They showed a clip of him with his vase- I'm sure he was the one who did a tour.

I am trying to block out the 'singing'. A warbly country version of the anthem, no less.

Still lots of empty seats

At least the singer stuck to the lyrics and didn't do that awful warbling some of them do

Maybe the stadium is just too big for the level of tournament. It's possible that there are lots of people there, but other '1000 level' stadiums are smaller, so don't look as empty . Plus it's a court, built inside the NFL stadium, which makes it look even emptier.

Maybe.

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We have a few people here who must have had a bad pint last night - maybe it’s an Easter thing

We’re watching Bake off but I want to watch the tennis - suspect I’m in the minority though!

don't stand for that Fizzy

Fizzy yes, Ds was very apologetic when he rang. Said he really wasn't sure why he felt so ill . Mind you, the trains aren't running properly either, so it was probably not a bad thing he decided not to come.

I am a bit torn by this match- I really like Jannik, but he's got years ahead of him, so it would be amazing if Grigor won.

Was that Shakira?

It looked like her.

Now I'm thinking of that video.

Shakira? What’s she doing there?

I’m going to be watching soon - I’d really like Grigor to win - I like Jannik but yes I think he’ll have quite a few opportunities in the future

Oh yes that video!

I also think about how she caught her cheating husband by planting some special jam in her fridge!

Maybe Rafa could retire and make pop videos.

Although he's got less hair now. But he's still got the muscles.

Special jam .

Looks like Jannik is going to take the first set then.

Whatever happens, Grigor has had a great week, and will start next week in the top 10. Apparently, he hasn't been well, so he's done better than he expected to do.

Aargh!

Some lovely play from both of them - come on Grigor!

You wouldn't want to be on MN on your phone with that camera person around!

Not looking good for Grigor now

No, unless Grigor can find something magic from somewhere, I think this coul be over very soon.

No - the scoreline isn’t really showing the full picture - Grigor has played well but it’s not looking very good for him now

Jannik is just so good

I've said it before over the past few weeks, but there really is no shame in losing to one of the best players currently on tour.

I'm not quite sure how good Grigor is on clay, really, I have a feeling it's not his strongest particularly- but at least he's up there, ready for the summer and will be dangerous on grass (where quite a few of the newbies are still finding their feet).