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

[JaneJeffer]

They both are nervous and missing things they usually get easily

Juanki looks nervous too

it really is a massive thing- Carlos has won slams, but, joking aside, there is a massive weight of expectation to follow in the footsteps of Rafa on clay- and he must be feeling it.

And Sascha has been waiting to prove he is a GS slam champion. And he's getting on a bit He's won big titles. But not one he wants.

I was thinking how strange it must be-Carlos is 21- he was about month old when Juanki won his title. And now look where they both are.

Really makes you think how small the world is.

DS1 was just saying it's 18 since Cars was released, the first film he saw in the cinema

Ahh! Cars.

I think the first film I can remember ds watching (without getting bored) was 'Flushed Away' That was about 18 years ago too.

Then we watched it daily for about a year on dvd

Height comments- BINGO!

Carlos is doing well to keep Sascha back at the baseline because he's so good at the net but he's not getting near it mostly

First set Carlos.

Actually took a little longer than I thought it might.

Could still be a long match.

Vamos Carlos! Missed the first bit.

Interesting camera angle

This game is neverending.

14 minutes

Crowd are like a swarm of bees.

Sascha's dad is poker face champion

Long levers Tim. Levers.

Get it right.

Carlos has the upper hand for now, but I feel like Sascha could wear him down in a long match. I’m glad he’s not having one of those crazy days when he gets 90% of his first serves in.

I've realised the brass band has not been attending the last couple of days. Amelie clearly only paid them to be there for French players

I still don’t understand any of the umpire hand signals when they go to look at the mark.

He's like a little Lawrence of Arabia

Or a very tall one

Wow!

There Tim goes again, with his 'tricky end'.