Buckle up possums, it’s the Australian Open!

[IceandIndigo]

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Well done Jack on No. 12

I have a schnauzer, It reminds me of when I left his beard to get a bit too long . .

Someone give Andrey a big hug 🥹

I thought it would be more!

He sounds like one of those robot things <insert name here> Andrey Rublev

Interesting trophy.

I wouldn't mind it Jane

Doesn't really seem that much does it? For a a tournament in the middle east , where the 6 Kings things got 6million, or whatever it was.

I mean, I wouldn't complain myself...

Yes I could do with it kazza

Jane Andrey does look a bit lost, I'm not sure he's really cut out for being the centre of attention.

I have been watching too many crime dramas.

That trophy looks like it could do serious damage.

The trophy really suits Andrey with the blue eyes. I wonder what he's thinking. He looks so sad despite the win.

He did Jane. It seems to take so much out of him, even more so the interviews and stuff afterwards. Heaven only knows what he would be like if he won a slam!

Apparently there’s going to be a bonus Rafa tribute ceremony at Roland Garros!

Ice yay! That's good. I know Rafa probably didn't want it last year- maybe this year he feels happier with something happening.

Can they re-do the statue thingy - it's awful .

It will be sad to see Rafa at RG when he's not playing His boat racing team won something in Doha apparently 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yeah I think last year he didn’t want it because he was half hoping he might be able to play again in 2025, particularly after he was so unlucky with the draw. Alas, ‘twas not to be.

Maybe they could quietly remove the statue and donate it to a museum somewhere?

They could bury it somewhere.

It really is an odd looking thing.

The statue could re-surface though

Like the ending to Planet of the Apes. Damn you all to hell

Might be better to melt it.

It wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't for the teeth 😬

Casper is playing in Acapulco this week, which is annoying because it means I will probably miss most of his matches.
Jack Draper has pulled out of Dubai, not too surprising, I suppose.
Not a good start for Dan Evans a 1-6 in the first set against Karen Khachanov (who he has a 5-0 hth against, so might hve felt quite confident before hand).

Tsitsipas plays Lorenzo Sonego next- that could be a tricky one for him, since he's not been having thr best results recently.

Dan doing better in the second set.

Terrible miss there from Karen.

Well done Karen- 6th time lucky.

Well done Karen. Dan isn’t having a good season.