TENNIS: Gracias Rafa

[JaneJeffer]

Casper got engaged

Congratulations!

(But it has been the kiss of death for ADF this year ).

I winder if there will be more tennis babies before long?

Seems young to be getting married these days

It does, doesn't it? Although a lot of the Russian players seem to marry young too.
Casper and his GF have been together since he was about 18/19
It will be a very good looking wedding.

Congratulations to Casper and his fiancé

Is the Maldives suddenly full of tennis players?

I saw a clip of Jasmine Paolini going down a slide from a boat into the sea in the Maldives - looked like she was having fun! (But then she usually does )

Congratulations Casper!

I also noticed the Maldives seems to be very popular with tennis players. Imagine going on holiday and running in to all your work colleagues!

That would be a nightmare Ice although I wouldn't mind running into certain tennis players on my holidays!

Rafa is keeping it real on the Costa del Sol

Back in the mists of time I was on holiday & Borg was practicing on the hotel tennis courts!! 😍

Great story magi

Not quite in the same league but I was once at the same hotel as 'celebrity' hairdresser Nicky Clarke

You must go to posher hotels than me magi! I’m pretty sure I’m not running into any famous tennis players anytime soon.

This was some 40++ years ago, Ice!! Not that posh at all but had lots of courts and I don't think any where else locally did! He wasn't staying there..

Iga has got a month's suspension for a banned substance 😬

She's lucky it's only a month. Though it looks like she missed some tournaments earlier in the Asian swing- probably due to this.

I find it amazing how many positive tests seem to come about due to contaminated supplements. If I were a tennis player I would be completely paranoid about taking anything.

I suppose if you’re going to have a month’s suspension this is the best time of year for it! Agree with Ice though, there’s so much risk with anything they take.

I believe she served the month’s suspension during the Asian swing Chessie. I remember seeing she wasn’t playing in China for “personal reasons”.

Alexei Popyrin got engaged as well, congrats!

Just seen a picture of Rafa (looking cold) with his sister, at Anfield watching the Liverpool/Real Madrid match . Sadly for him, Real Madrid lost.

He was at the City football academy too- if I'd known he was so nearby, I might have ventured out to do some stalking . (Dh wouldn't have been too happy,being a Utd fan).

I could have got a cheap Ryanair flight over

Wonder if he flew into Manchester ? He could have said. I'd have given him a lift.

Oh, I missed that she’s already done her suspension. I thought it was just starting!

I saw that Rafa had been in Liverpool and Manchester 👀 - you should have definitely offered him a lift Raahh - maybe you could have put him up for the night

The whole doping thing is a bit strange - it does make me wonder if there's more to it than meets the eye. I also think that the perception that top players appear to have been treated differently is also not very helpful

Fizzy I'm sure my dog would have been thrilled to meet Rafa and not barked at all

I agree the doping stuff is starting to raise questions- it's the sort of thing someone like Kyrgios loves to get involved with, because it does look like one rule for one, and one for everyone else.

Felix got engaged too!

Blimey- are they going to have a mass wedding?

Morgan can organise it, probably right up her street.