TENNIS thread- We're saying good bye to Rome, and counting down to Roland Garros.

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Looks like the old thread is ending and I had a Jannik-panic .

Sparkles are obviously a 'thing' -Taylor Townsend has sparkles all over her kit too. I'm not keen on that either (but it's a shade of green I don't like).

Norris has retired

Oh no- what was wrong with Norris?

Rib problem

Just read a report that it's a rib injury he picked up in Geneva last week.

I've seen the photos of Naomi's outfit. Wtf!! If I was her opponent, I'd complain about the sequins!

Valentin Vacherot has won, he's beaten a French player, so that will have been a mixed one for the fans.

Valentin is through. Faurel had a chance to level the match but he blew it.

My phone keeps charging Faurel to Fairer grr

I have to go out soon.

I agree. She cried and had some kind of mental breakdown several years ago because she was asked why she didn’t perform so well on clay. Ridiculous and I think she looks ridiculous too.

So many topsy -turvy matches around- Learner Tien is playing Cristian Garin- the scoreline is 6-0 2-6 5-0 so far.

Good grief, did Naomi really walk on in a ball gown? Bloody ridiculous.

It’s a shame that Cam’s injured. Jacob is playing later so fingers crossed he does well.

It was a daft outfit , Chessie. She probably wasn't expectiing it to be so hot- but she will have know she was going out on to a clay court. Maybe she is going to help sweep the lines at the end of the sets.

Well done Coco- second set was a bagel, first set was close, and could have gone either way.

Looks like the Kalinina/Parry match was moved to Chatrier , to plug the gap. But at the moment- Kalinina is winning 5-0 in the first, so this could be over quickly too .

I wish I could watch Bublik v Struff

I see Baez had to retire

Domi Thiem chat. Don’t know why they bother because nobody will have heard of him.

Bublik has been Struffed.

And I've just seen that AdD has a walkover tomorrow in the order of play . There are a number of retirements early on this year .

Altmaier has taken the first set

Looks like Denis will be going home

Not going great for Jacob either

Not seen any tennis today, took me almost 3 hours to get home (should take about an hour and a quarter). Should have known the rail system wouldn’t cope in the heat.

Looks like Jess Pegula might lose in the first round - she’s 3-1 down in the third set.

Felix and Daniel going to a final set

But I can’t watch because TNT

I have been score watching.

Tabur has at least well to get this match to last to nearly 2 hours (probably wouldn't have done on a faster surface).

Not going well for Felix. But it's only one break...

Jannik has called the trainer