TENNIS - green, green grass, blue, blue sky, wide, wide seats as we head towards July

[JaneJeffer]

I know. It's all gone to pot since she retired.

In fact, the BBC in general is falling apart.

Yes bring back Sue! I don’t think I fully appreciated her at the time but she made presenting look effortless (and she understood tennis) - the BBC always wants to dumb things down and appeal to the youth (yes I know I’m a grumpy old lady!)

I think the BBC really treated Sue very badly (and she was too professional to badmouth them too much, but she wasn't happy). I haven't forgiven them for what they did to her with QoS- and now the show has gone altogether, and it had been around for decades.

Daniil

And Danill is out

And my red button keeps going off. .

Oh no poor Daniil

Well done Bonzi!

If Stef doesn't do something, he could be going too (is he injured at all ?) he could be about to go 6-3 4-0 down in his match.

Yes, well done Bonzi- he played well from the start.

I don’t really know what’s going on with Stef any more Raahh - he was so promising a few years ago

Stef has been having problems with his back, not sure if that’s an issue today.

He does seem to have lost his mojo, Fizzy- he was supposed to be one of the next in line to win a slam- and he's been overtaken by Jannik and Carlos. And probably others now.

At least Holger is looking in control, he was the one I was most worried about today.

Ice I did wonder- but really, his form has been on and off for a while. He won in Dubai- but everything else has been early-ish losses.

Looks like he's having an MTO for his lower back.

Yes, Holger is playing pretty solidly today.

2-0 to Holger. Carry on my wayward son.

Stef and Paula need a new mattress

Jane I think the constant focus on the likes of Jack Draper might be to Holger's advantage- he can quietly be left to play on the lesser courts and make his way through the draw.

Jane

Fingers crossed 🤞

He's retired.

So that's Stef and Daniil out on day one.

Hard luck Stef.

Ok I don’t want any more upsets today, there needs to be someone left when I go on Friday!

Oh poor Stef

Isa trying and failing to pronounce Jiri