TENNIS THREAD- we're moving on to the Hard Courts and the North American Swing. With a quick clay pit stop to win a cow or two. .

[Raahh]

I think this thread may take longer to fill than the last one.

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This is not going to plan.

Come on Casper.

Maybe I was right in my first assessment about this match, when I said Casper was playing Fran.

Maybe Casper is confused too .

Well that was unexpected.

Meanwhile here is Rafa enjoying a more relaxed diet in retirement (wait for photo to be approved)

Casper doing a bit better in this set

Rafa looks very happy.

Better start from Casper.

(MN is suddenly refusing to let me post under this name, after 18 years of using it)

bit odd.

Oh- now it's working(after I reported myself to MN ))

Go Casper- perhaps he was just trying to work out his opponent.

Come on Casper!

I am having so many problems with MN today!

Come on Casper!

Oh dear. Well done JMC!

Crap.

But well done JMC

This is a test

(Sorry just trying something because MN has been doing stranges things to me this afternoon)

Did you pass Raahh?

I did- I am very confused Jane.

It doesn't mean I won't fail later

watching Bublik again. Francisco is running all over the place and then Bublik will just lob the ball over his head without hardly moving an inch!

Francisco has decided big serves are the way to go now

And Bublik thinks two can play at that game

That plan is not going well! Two double faults

Well done Sasha

The sound is shockingly bad

“I am just hitting the ball, trying not to get crazy and win matches”

Oh dear that’s a bad loss for Casper. Isn’t Gstaad the tournament he normally wins?

Francisco Cerundolo is about to start playing in Bastad