TENNIS: A new champion in Paris, then on to the grass

[JaneJeffer]

Well done Hubi.

I'd gone off men's tennis due to the domination of the big 3 so it's nice to see the changing of the guard - I might watch it a bit more now.

Is Novak definitely out of Wimbledon?

My brain can only cope with one tournament today

First set to Musetti

Hope Jordan is ok.

I disappeared for 10 minutes- looked a bit worrying for Jordan, and now he's 5-0 up!

He’s having problems with his back - he had a medical time out and then the physio kept coming out at change of ends to massage his back

Musetti went off the boil but then Jordan had some bad calls and made some weird challenges but still managed to win the second set

Its going with serve so far in the third but I think Jordan’s back is still troubling him

I've been a bit distracted by my pesky family for the past hour- Jannik seemed to take the first pretty easily in Halle, going with serve in the second.

This does look feel a bit like Musetti let the second slide a bit (helped by Jordan's issues) and has come back in the 3rd.

Having said that, it's close amd could still go either way.

Whether Jordan will be fit enough for a final as well, though, remains to be seen.

Well done Lore!

And well done Jordan- he's always fun to watch.

Well done Lore. Close match, could have gone either way.

Jordan still not having any luck with the calls

I wondered if he would be ok for the final if he got that far Raahh

Looking good for Lorenzo now - he’s through to the final - shame for Jordan but well done Musetti

Think I might make a move from the settee now

Lorenzo also has good hair - must be an Italian thing

ooh- Jannik serving to even things up in the second set in Halle.

Tie break.

Well done Jannik, too good in the tie break.

Well done Jannik. Funny moment with someone sneezing just as he was about to serve. I noticed he was twirling his racquet Tommy Paul style too

The sneezing was funny.

He doesn't twirl the racquet as often or annoyingly as TP , so I will let him off.

plus I like him.

Come on Sebi! already 0-3 down, that's not good.

I am with AC on the subject of tennis players feet- definitely ugly.

Poor Sebi seems to be in the wars a bit.

Ugh.

I do not want Djok to play Wimbledon. But he will, won't he?

And AC does the 'Hur- katz' pronunciation thing which drives me nuts. Just another reason to find him irritating

I really don’t want Djok to play Wimbledon because I have tickets for No 1 court on the first Monday, and he will play then as last year’s runner up. I was lucky last year because I had the same tickets and we were due to get Kyrgios until he dropped out.

I just don't see how he can play Chessie unless the whole injury/type of surgery thing was wildly overplayed, and he was just knew he wasn't going to win at RG and cut his losses.

Lacoste are in bother for apparently posting a listing of Djok's kit with a '25' on it for 25 slams (now deleted). Bit premature that

Sebi having a bit of a mini fight back.

Come on Sebi!

Football on again. I didn't get to see much today because I have gone and got a puppy 😬