TENNIS: this could be Rotterdam or anywhere

[JaneJeffer]

Oh, now we do.

It's Stan's best bits.

Me trying to translate the French: blah blah Roger Federer, blah blah the first time

Me trying to speak/translate French is like Joey in Friends.

everyone started making noise and I missed the English bit

the royal cousin looks like she lost weight - can’t remember her name

Joe and Fran have made it to a tie break in set 2 of their match- looking a bit dicey though.

oof- the tie break has started very badly.

Oh dear. Not the come back Joe would have wanted.

But it's early days.

Nava is enjoying himself

Robbie commentating on Stef.

Stef's mum just gave Apostolos a death-glare.

Stef looks lovely in that blue

I’ve gone back to Lehecka/Nava

Crazy point

Saw the last few games of Stan's match on my phone. Really thought he was going to take it to a 3rd. Was looking forward to a ceremony but Tennis TV went straight to Lehecka
Sad about Joe but it's his first match back, with a new partner and against a good established team, so not too much of a surprise. But having got back to a tiebreak, it didn't go well for them at all, not helped by Cabral beginning and ending it with double faults!

Now that I’m on the RB the commentary has disappeared

Well done Jiri. The crowd likes Emilio.

Oh, RG are keeping line judges. Robbie does not sound convinced.

They've switched to Diallo now- who is about the only one who has benefited from a severe hair shave, after his il advised bleach job.

This would have been the tournament that Stef would most have wanted to get back to form in, his best results have previously been in MC- but I'm not surprised he's struggling.
At least he will get a game on the board in the second set.

It’s all going on

Stef's losing it now, and Mum's getting in on the act.

Well, at least you have a lovely coloured top, Stef.

Well done Francisco.

Maybe a white top on clay is ill advised.

Back to the drawing board Stef- nice meeting at the net.

Poor Stef. Well done Francisco

Stef has dropped to 65 in the rankings- things are just not going right for him. He needs to catch a break somewhere. I assumed he would be playing Barcelona next, but he's going to Munich.

Valentin getting a big welcome. He's come a long way since the last time he played MC.