TENNIS thread- The Asian swing limps to a humid close- let's chuck away the ice towels and head to Europe.

[Raahh]

Via a couple of Exhibitions in Saudi Arabia.

Thread was coming to an end (if I can work out how to link it!).

Arvind Parmar keeps saying back 'and and fore'and and it's really getting on my nerves.

HAND man HAND

Stef must be wishing he had stayed at home- just seen the scores in his match against Jannik - he's 0-5 down in the first set. (Still can't believe Jannik didn't get the bye).

Well done Casper.

I'll forgive the underarm serve Marin.

She's not his wife, Arvind

But pregnancy really suits her.

One week it's too hot, next it's too cold

Well done Casper.

We are easily irritated

Oh, I AM

Just catching the second set of Paolini's match, which is going with serve, after Jasmine took the first quite easily.

Well done Jasmine- edging closer to qualifying for the race in singles (now that Mirra has lost).

Well done Daniil- nice calm match

Daria looked a bit concerned- maybe she is there to keep him in check.

All on serve between Matteo and Ugo in Stockholm.

Come on Matteo!

I thought i was putting Holger on but got Matteo instead

Wispa asks bloody annoying questions.

Karen's been Struffed.

Felix finally saw off Dzumhur.

Casper might have been hoping for a loss for Felix, to give a slightly better chance of qualifying for Turin.
Or maybe he doesn't care

Those spotlights are weird

It's not going well for Matteo.

Well done Ugo

You will all be pleased to see this

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/clyzj1grnzeo

Bloody hell. What have we done to deserve that?

I hope the 'changes' will be along the lines of 'medical time outs' have to be for actual medically verifiable reasons - and not just 'because Djok is losing'.

I think he’s hanging on until technology allows his brain to be transferred to a robot so that he can play to infinity 😭

Holger going good so far - please don’t jinx him!

Marton’s top gives me ice skating vibes