TENNIS: this could be Rotterdam or anywhere

[JaneJeffer]

Well done Jannik. Maybe he dropped a set just to practice 3 setters.

Well done Jannik. Off to bed with you,

At least we no longer have to listen to Jamie mispronouncing Machac, which was annoying me.

It's not phonetic, Jamie.

I think I want Vacherot to win the whole thing now, really.

They might re-name a court after him , if he does.

I just popped out and see that Jannik won the third set 6-3 - he can seem a bit Djokovician in that way - I think he is actually quite ruthless but manages to get away with it

Vacherot winning the whole thing would be cool

I’d love Val to win it. I’m quite invested in his story now.

Djokovician new entry in the OED

Carlos isn’t wasting any time!

Well done Sasha.

Carlos’s equivalent of Pannik (Parlos?) has turned up for set 2.

And sadly Matteo has lost in the doubles so not a good day for him. Although that does mean a Brit goes through so I’m pleased about that!

Carlos saw Jannik lose the second set and didn’t want him to feel bad.

Vamos!

Bit of a wobble from Carlos- Tomas played his part today.

Well done Carlos. Made a bit of a meal of that.

Well done Carlos. That wasn’t easy.

Could the top two be trying to make things a bit more exciting?

Poor Hubi. If he does a handstand he can pretend the flags are for him.

Ugh I hate this questioning style commentary.

Poor Hubi, indeed.

Chilly? You don’t know the meaning of the word!

Things are getting interesting and noisy

I went out, and now, Hubi is winning and the French/Monagasque natives are getting very rowdy.

Come on Val!(although I do like Hubi).

So dark there now

1 set all now- all to play for.

Meanwhile in an alternate universe

Eh? What now?
The Express have form for wrting their headlines/match reports, and you can 'see' them before the matches are finished. I remember reading one about Murray thrashing Fognini .

He was about 3 games into the match at the time, and ended up losing.