TENNIS - clay continues

[JaneJeffer]

everyone should have their own personalised lego piece.

I'm just getting round to watching the speeches again , because I missed a bit yesterday.

Iga didn't even seem to know which way up the trophy was meant to go. Not surprising really. I think I'd have preferred an ugly vase, all things considered.

And yes, she looked scared to death by the streamer cannon

Not a good start for Barbora and Laura- but the Spanish pair are doing well for in front of a very sparse home crowd.

Tsitsidosa have broken up.

Again?

Oh no! That is sad.

I had to go out, so missed the end of the doubles, looks like it was very one sided in the end.

Gigi and her mates are asking Feli why he though a heart attack inducing streamer cannon was a good idea

Just having my first Pimms of the season and watching Feli talking about AC/DC - this tournament has been very odd

Hopefully the men’s final will happen without any incident

Feli seems fairly chilled about everything anyway

It would have been bad if Iga had actually fallen off the stage - she almost did!

Actually, it does seem to happen quite a bit, doesn't it?

I think Stef has had a taste of former successes lately, and doesn't want to be 'distracted' and Paula's career has been hampered by injury, so they seem to be going in different directions.

Fizzy I agree about Iga, it could have been a disaster.

Feli is so laid back, he is horizontal. He is also Mr Super Smooth. I think Gigi was loving that interview.

Both Gigi and Anne seem quite smitten (who can blame them? )

I wish they wouldn't constantly go over and over the same stuff. Andrey is trying to get past the Dubai stuff- but they constantly keep bringing it up. I know they have to fill time, and seem to have very little other than the same old same old to fill it with, but it's time to move on.

I know they do it with everyone- and no-one more so than Rafa!

Oh, did they break up before? I thought this was the first time.

Yes I think they did break up before - they removed their joint Instagram page which I think means that a couple has split (I don’t really understand young people or social media )

Yes, I think 'unfollowing' on SM is the same as scribbling their name off the front of your pencil case.

Oh dear

Diego is going to retire after Argentina next year

Not the best start for Andrey- but very early days.

That's a shame, he's not that old. But results just don't seem to have come the last few years. I think getting to the final in Rome in late 2020 (under the lights) was one of his last decent runs.

How is it, some players seem to have been around for ages and don't seem to be getting any older. Felix is still only 23. and looks 12

Oh no he's making the face

Yes Felix seems to be in a different dimension or something

No negative face, Andrey! I hope that's a happy banana.