TENNIS - French Open - what round are we in?

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It's quite a statistic, really isn't it Jane. The dominance of the Big 3 is really something.

Well done Jasmine

Well done Jasmine. She looks very happy.

Hopefully Mirra is not too disappointed.

Mirra needs to be realistic that if Aryna wasn't unwell she wouldn't have got to the semi finals!

Jasmine is so cute

This is true. It's a hard lesson at that age. She will hopefully not dwell on it too much.

I'm hoping it will be a good final. Jasmine and Iga haven't really played each other much - only a couple of times, and not for a couple of years. Last time on clay was 6 years ago. Jasmine can afford to throw everything at it, and hope that iga has a rare attack of the nerves.

I think Alize's dress is actually orange now that I look at it properly

I've been off line for 5 days as had my phone nicked - don't ask.

Just so happy Djock is out.

Oh no magi - hope you’re ok

I didn’t get to see any of the tennis today but looks as if it was all fairly straightforward

I’m hoping to see some of the men’s matches tomorrow - will be packing for my hols - I remember packing this time 2 years ago when Rafa and Sascha played and Sascha had that horrible injury

It feels strange not watching tennis tonight - I’m catching up on sewing bee 🐝

I’m on my travels for work today so unlikely to see any of the men’s matches today, unless they’re both long matches (won’t be home until 6ish. I don’t mind too much who wins although probably a slight preference for a Casper/Jannik final.

Oh magi that 's rubbish! But hey- great news about Djok- party time!
I'm Team Casper, but really just happy it's ABD, so it should be a good day today and Sunday either way.

A Jannik/Casper final would be great- they are both just so lovely (not that others aren't).

I missed having a night match to watch last night (enen though I moan about them and usually fall asleep).

Looking forward to today, will hope get to see most of the matches.
Hths are pretty even in both matches and in both, there has only been one previous meeting on clay. Fact fans

Looking forward to catching at least some of the matches today. Am preparing my bingo card: skiing, Carlos’ thighs, Sascha’s height, Casper’s dislike of grass season, am I missing anything?

Ice love the Bingo card.

Ice you’re missing them constantly banging on about Djok not being there!

Sorry if I'm being thick. Watching the ladies semis yesterday - Iga v Coco so seed 1 against 3. Today's men's one Jannik v Carlos so seed 2 against 3.
Surely it should be the same for both?

You’re right Chessie, adding unnecessary and irrelevant mentions of Djokovic to the card!

Rachael that’s just how the draw works out - the seedings are used to place players in the initial draw, but who ends up in the semis is going to depend on the results of the earlier rounds. The top seed always goes at the top of the draw and the second seed at the bottom, so they can’t meet until the final, but beyond that there’s a degree of randomness, so that the same players don’t meet each other in every tournament.

@RaraRachael Djok was the No. 1 seed and he's gone but the players in the semis could be seeded anywhere or even unseeded. They just need to have beaten everyone they met along the way.

Hope you're ok magi and I hope whoever nicked your phone gets what they deserve

Apparently Sascha’s domestic abuse case has been discontinued as he and his ex have reached an agreement. So we’ll never know what the truth is.

Hmm I’m not really sure what to think about the Zverev case Chessie

I’m just watching Mac & Leconte play Chang & Simon - they’ve got a reasonable crowd

I like that Babsi has dressed to match the deck chairs.
She looks very nice.

Mats really need to make an effort. .

I have my suspicions about that case. I feel sorry for their little girl. Hopefully that will be an end to it and there won't be any further allegations from anyone 😬

Oh I see what you mean Raahh I was expecting stripes