TENNIS: Gracias Rafa

[JaneJeffer]

Our snow and ice doesn't seem to want to melt either Raahh - it's bloody freezing here again!

I've worked out how to get Discovery + on the tv in the bedroom so might just stay in bed all day!

Looks as if Caspar and Kei(th) both had tough 5 set wins

Looks as if there's been heavy rain and storms in Melbourne

I score watched some of Casper's match when I woke up earlier. It was very topsy turvy, I nodded off again when it was 2 sets all- he won the last set easily.

I am also debating staying in bed all day - the snow is just solid ice now.

I might text dh to bring me up a coffee

I am thinking of going back to bed for a few hours

I just updated the AO app on my phone, and I think it is having a laugh.
There is a ' favourite players' feature.
The first 2 it suggested for me were Djok and Dick...

I was so happy when I remembered Eurosport has the AO so we don't have to put up with Sky's awful sound quality which hasn't improved one bit going by their coverage so far this year.

No, Sky has not got any better at all. At least Prime learnt from the early mistakes. Sky are arrogant enough to think they can just carry on providing a crap service- because there's no alternative.

I watched 2 points of the Sabalenka match and the noise was too much. Sometimes, I don't notice it so much. Today, she's very loud.

So, I'm watching Lehecka, who seemed to have it his way- but the Aussie he is playing has the crowd support, and is about to get the second set.

I only lasted 2 seconds before I switched to Jiri's match

At least it was a shortish match.
Looks like Sascha has started now.

6-5 to Tu, may go the distance

Well done Jiri, that was a bit of a battle

Sounds like there's a parakeet on the loose at Sascha's match!

It has been bit of a battle

Wish they would pick a pronunciation of Pouille and stick to it though.

Pouille seems to have given up a bit now.

Sascha is doing stand up

Is Alize not there this year?

And now they are talking about Iga , Jannik and the doping stuff. I suppose it's better than ignoring it.

Sounds like Mats is on Jannik's side. I'm not so sure about Tim. And he's wearing odd trainers that look like he's wearing heels due to the white soles .

Bloody hell! Just got back yesterday from a month in NZ and Australia and can’t believe how cold it is here!!

Went to the tennis in Auckland which was fun. Watched Ben Shelton lose to Jakub Mensik which was an amazing match. Then bumped into Ben and his dad the next day in the security queue at the airport! DH chatted to him a bit. Also saw Gael’s first round match where he came back from a set and 2-5 down against Pedro Martinez, it’s pretty amazing he went on to win the tournament!

I’m still on NZ time no doubt I’ll be waking up in the middle of the night and watching the AO.

Sounds like you had a great time Ice . I was amazed at how Gael turned his week around too.

I have been looking at the schedule for tonight/tomorrow. I've a feeling Eurosport are going to prioritise the Djok/Kyrgios matches in the morning. I'd rather watch Alcaraz- or the Foggy/Dimitrov match.

Sounds great Ice

I have reignited the Discovery+ app so that I can
avoid Cock and Dick choose what to watch

Jane I realised I never cancelled Discovery plus so I can once again try an figure out to work it .

I think I've found it! That was easy. I'm sure it never used to be that easy to find on my tv...

mine goes dormant between AO and RG and vice versa

Although I did use it for the Olympics now I think of it!