TENNIS: Onward to the US Open. Take your seats quickly please.

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Unfortunately didn’t get to see the real Rafa - boo! watched some of the tennis (lots of deuces!), had some sangria and avoided the dance cam (by not dancing ) - no Sweet Caroline this time either unless that came later!

It’s all fairly low key but a nice tournament - the programme had an advert for yachts

I just saw the end of the Sinner match - it sounded as if it was hard work for him. Some surprising results overnight - well done Bublik and Felix (I’d almost written him off so good to see him doing well)

So (the real) Rafa managed to avoid you again fizzy! Glad* *you'rehaving a good time though.

There were three retirements in the men's singles yesterday and apparently TP could barely move in the 5th set because of his long match a couple of nights ago, which was another finish in the early hours! What's going on?

Looks great, Fizzy. Glad you're enjoying it. Shame about Rafa, but well done on avoiding 'Sweet Caroline'

I'm really pleased for Sasha (maybe he's starting to enjoy the US a bit more?)Never sad to see TP lose.

Not sure what is going on with all the retirements. All the tournaments seem to be going the same way. I keep saying that at this rate there will be hardly anyone left to contest the tour finals -apart from Bublik .

There’s a better crowd there than at some of the tournaments this year Fizzy!

well done Bublik!

Someone tried to get to the seats when a game had just started and they were politely asked to wait until the game finished - better crowd control than at the US Open which would probably drive me mad - It must get on the players nerves as well!

One of the players yesterday was asking the ball kid for his towel rather than getting it himself from the box - I still don’t really understand the rule about towels but seeing it up close made me realise how yucky and unhygienic handling the towels must be (and tennis players are a bit of a sickly bunch!)

That is definitely how tournaments should be managed, re the seats, Fizzy.
I agree about the towels- if one good thing came out of Covid, it was the towel box rules - I don't understand the tournaments that still let ball kids hand them out.

Agree about the towels, it's disgusting (not envy). Can't remember who it was now, but I saw a male player the other week lift his shirt up and wipe his torso before giving the towel to a ball girl!! Didn't they stop getting their own towels because it took too long for them to walk to the side of the court in time for the shot clock, or am I making that up?
I'm sure Mo gave someone a time violation warning a couple of weeks ago, telling the player he would save time if he asked for his towel to be brought to him as he was walking back from a point. It may have been Andrey??

That was a very green hat that man was wearing.

(Am watching Lehecka/Mannarino).

Naomi is in the scary place again

Sara and Jasmine going well in the first set of the doubles. Against the US pair, Kessler and Stearns, so not easy as have the crowd against them a bit.
Jiri gone walkabout in the 3rd set of his match- I feel like he's throwing it away a bit.

Carlos in action very soon.

I have now jinxed Sara and Jasmine, and it's back on serve.

I'm not sure that shade of pink is Carlito's colour .
The shorts and shoes are a good colour though.

Phew! Sara and Jasmine got the set after that wobble.
Forza!

Well done Jasmine and Sara.

And Jiri has wrapped up his match- but good effort from Adrian (although I think Lehecka let that 3rd set go).

Barbora is playing Tayor Townsend and I really want her to win. I hope, (as the doubles partner of Jelena Ostapenko), she doesn't get (more) pressure from the crowd than she already would, facing a US player.

Pfft . Not looking good for Barbora. Come on Barbora!

Carlos is about to be 2 sets up.

Worse still for Barbora, that Townsend now plays doubles with Siniakova, who Barbora had lots of success with in doubles, before they parted ways (and it was a bit acrimoniously).

Tim is obsessed with 'crush and rush'

Shut up Tim.

Well done Carlitos.

Come on Barbora!

there’s been far too much football today

RB is just giving the court numbers in the description and not who’s playing on them

Wow!

Wow again!

This tiebreak is too stressful

Oh FFS