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

[JaneJeffer]

I think they had to go inside and thaw out

RCB has withdrawn

It did look cold!

Back in Germany now. The court in Stuttgart is a bit of a mess already- must have taken a hammering in qualifying, but there will be no grass left behind the baseline by midweek.

The volume is so low I didn't realise there was anyone commentating at first

I am sitting here, debating if there is a 'tricky end'.

Well done camera person

There's a Shadow in Stuttgart.

I watched a bit of Stuttgart earlier and could barely hear it. Then the ads came on and I was deafened! There were hardly any spectators at the match I was watching, but if a shame for the players.

Similar in Hertogenbosch (damn I hoped my phone had saved that since last year but no). The weather was even worse there.

Who is the Aussie on commentary?

Well done Hamad. Is that his coach bouncing up and down? I'll have what he's having.

Bublik? Good luck with that

A lot of digging told me it was Peter Marcato- whose bio aptly says ' the best commentator you have never heard of'.

good detective work Raahh

I've had a google and I see he does the AO radio which I had to resort to a few years ago because Sky took away our Eurosport I really enjoyed listening to it though. They went off on all sorts of rambles much like this thread

Sky really are the pits, aren't they?

I do wish they would sort their sound department out.

Ramble? Us? Never.

Why show the same match on the main event channel as the tennis channel? And it's Wispa

I have found Lore v Giovanni, and Fergus :) on RB

(edited because obviously Fergus is umpiring not playing alongside GMP!)

Yeek the volume suddenly got really loud. Sort it out Sky

Lorenzo looking lovely in yellow

look like Matteo has had a tricky match so far.

And it's still no bloody louder.

I've been out- and have realised that they aren't actually showing that on Sky- they are showing the Raonic/Thompson match . Now - I like both of them - but they will be going back to Stuttgart, I've no doubt, when Berrettini finishes (Murray is playing).

Milos has just had some treatment, but is still winning somehow.

Well done Matteo you lovely, gorgeous man.

Why does Andy always wear such dreary outfits. Have a word Kim

Giron going for the Holger look but has a tanless stripe on his thighs from wearing longer shorts

Sascha withdrew