Tennis: Road to Turin, anyone seen Rafa?

[IceandIndigo]

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I'm hoping to watch some tennis today - I find the Asian swing really difficult to follow for some reason

In an ideal world I'll get to see Holger and Matteo and then Stan v Cobolli but no doubt the weather and Sky will conspire against me!

I think both of those matches will definitely be happening fizzy because they're on the Stadium court which has a roof. I believe all the other scheduled matches have been postponed until tomorrow. It's pretty tough for the players who will have to play their delayed R32 match tomorrow and then the next day the winner will face Jannik/Carlos/Daniil who will have had two days off.

I saw part of Jannik and Carlos' matches yesterday. I was very impressed by Wu, who I had not seen before. The commentators were saying he was a top junior but has had a lot of injuries since. Carlos really had to bring out his A game to beat him. Etcheverry played really well against Jannik too, although faded mid-way through the second set.

Thanks Ice - I'll see if Sky is playing ball by actually showing these matches

Yay success! Although the picture is not great - nice to see Matteo - hope his body manages to hold up

They're picking on Holger again

Forza Matteo!

I like Holger too, but always rooting for Matteo at this point, he’s been so unlucky the last couple of years whereas most of Holger’s woes seem self-inflicted…

The commentary is brutal. You go out there and play then

"I'm used to a smoking mom"

1-1

I see Paula is in a spot of bother for messing with her chopsticks

Things are getting interesting

Mom in a bit of bother there

Not looking good for Matteo

Ooh a sliver

Well done Holger. That shut them up!

Good match but Matteo ran out of steam.

If I start watching Stan now I won't get a thing done

Oh dear - naughty Paula!

That's one of my favourite Father Ted episodes (I hear you're a racist now Father)

Oh dear - shame for Matteo - well done Holger

They're more obsessed with Holger's ranking than he is!

Yes I've just realised why I've not watched tennis for a while - can't get anything else done!

Although I was hoping for a rare day home alone but DS2 and his GF are here! - might as well just watch tennis!

Well done Holger.

Wow, a few twists and turns in that tiebreak! Come on Stan!

Poor Flávio thought that he'd won that tiebreak!

His mind seems a bit scrambled - he looks so young

Stan's Dadbod is coming on well

I've been out most of the day (and had the double whammy of a covid and flu jab). Well done to Holger, shame for Matteo, but I think Holger will be the better bet going into the tournament.

Stan is doing well. Flavio really does have beautiful eyes.

What's going on with the scoring?

Stan broke a racquet over his knee

That was the most aesthetic racquet smash I’d seen in a while Fizzy. Stan seems tired. Seems unreasonable that the winner of this has to play Djok, who’s probably watching this from his coffin sofa, cackling away.