TENNIS: all to clay for

[JaneJeffer]

sorry

Vamos!

He's getting the crowd going.

Great point to take the set.

Vamos!

Ok, NuRafa seems to have his eye in now.

Yes, he's settling into this match now.

Maybe I've jinxed him.

Or not.

Things have taken a turn in Iga's match- she's down in the second set tie break. I thought she had that match sewn up. She's had a rocky couple of months.

Vamos ! NuRafa!

Vamos! Well done Rafa.

Iga used to be one of those players where, if she won the first set, she was definitely winning the match. Not sure what has changed.

Iga definitely hasn’t been as strong lately as she used to be. She’s changed coach a couple of times I think so perhaps she just needs some time to settle in to the new coach.

Casper seems to have ditched the lovely magenta kit in favour of a strange pinky beigy colour. I can't decide if I like it or not. Good start from him.

I'm disappointed in Casper's kit change- the raspberry colour looked really good.
But at least he hasn't gone back to the horrible acid yellow one!

he has started well- hopefully it will continue.

I quite like the colour of Casper's shirt- but it does make me think of looking at paint chart, for some reason. It has that sort of 'looking for a neutral for the living room' vibe.

Some good serving.

Come on Casper!

Looks like Iga has dug herself out of a hole, but she really doesn't seem to be playing at all like she can at the moment.
Every so often, there's an Iga scoreline- followed by an unexpected match like this (or an early loss).

Well done Matteo Arnaldi!

Oh it’s raining there

Really good result for Arnaldi.

Can't believe it's raining!

Just when I managed to tune in

It was Rome one year that a whole day's play was wiped out due to rain, though- so it's not that unusual , I guess.

No and when it rains in Rome it pours!

ugh. Suspended? That's disappointing. I don't think any of the courts in Rome have a roof, do they?