TENNIS thread- Nearly time to say 'Adios' to Madrid, but there are plenty of matches still to get our teeth into...

[Raahh]

Open Wide!

Looks like Lorenzo should win this round of the Sexy Dentist contest.

It’s tough at the top kazza apparently (I only know about the tough at the bottom part)

They seem quite taken with what they have seen of Kopriva anyway, considering he's playing a Brit (and the commentary is therefore usually one sided and biased).

He needs a shave aswell. He's no Matteo, despite the Burberry ads with Rosie

I'm feeling a bit belligerent this afternoon

Yes they were unusually nice

That he is not.

Well done Jack. Hopefully you have served your time on the crappy court now

Well done Jack (not before time)

Oh yes he has to play Moutet next

I hear you. But I don't do jumping on the Brit bandwagon, so I get very cross when commentators dismiss things like him 'losing his temper' as letting off steam, and get annoyed because no-one cleared up the mess he made of the court. .

Can you imagine if Holger had done that?

Corentin will happily grind out the match then, so that will frustrate Jack (if he was getting frustrated today).

I was pleasantly surprised by all the nice things Annabel and Jonathan were saying about Vit though. Very unlike them

One thing I like about Jack is that he seems very non-judgmental of other players no matter what shenanigans they get up to!

Just put the doubles on, and in today's 'dentist/toga kit watch' I'm pleased to report that Jasmine appears to be wearing s more fitted/ better designed dress. And not the pillow case with an elasticated waist.

Maybe that's her 'doubles' kit, and the toga is her singles one?

Anyway, they've just won the first set.

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/carlos-alcaraz-leaves-alexander-zverev-124035868.html
this was funny

It’s all about the priorities Jane!

DH has got RuRu confusion

I’ve been out all day and haven’t watched any tennis. I’m sad that Holger lost

Well done Carlos. Laslo did well considering his arm was giving him gip.

I am currently watching Tomas Machac playing TP and really hoping he can beat him. Not going so well in the 3rd set, and TP seems to have a very annoying vocal support group.

TP now has match point annoyingly, the crowd keep cheering Machac's serving faults.

And TP is through. Pants.

not watching but grr! And I see he’s in the doubles with Mr. “doubles is for failed singles players” himself

Grrr indeed.

I'm waiting for the Osaka match to finish, because the Jasmine/Ostapenko match is after that, and might be fun.

Casper players Matteo tonight, which I'm torn over. I think I want Casper to win (Matteo has the grass season coming up after all).

There goes Naomi's racquet...

And Stearns wins. She looks like she's hurt herself, or cramping.