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

[Raahh]

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

Rankings don't matter?

Shut up Rachel

Poor Mensik is really suffering.

Well done Jakub- nice of Mariano to go to the other side of the net to congratulate him, I don't think Mensik can get up.

Mensik can't move- and he plays AdM next, who had walkover.

I hope Jakub is ok

Poor Jakub. I haven’t seen him for ages.

NuRafa is having a MTO. He had a bad fall during the second set tiebreak, not sure if it’s related to that.

3rd set tiebreak for Djok

Oh no

Ooh- Royer has taken the 3rd set.

Trainer and doctor out for Ugo but it was a speedy MTO

Ooh

Nooo!

Djok seemed to have been chewing James Keovathong's ear off at the end of the 3rd set .I feel like this is gearing up to a physio break - or whinging about something else.

And here we get the 'he's only played one match on clay' excuse.

Jodar has the chance to get 3rd set.

Vamos NuRafa!

Vamos! 2sets to 1.

Rafa has the second set but is getting treatment on his ankle again, which is the one he twisted when he fell.

Oh maybe it’s actually his calf?

All these medical issues are not good!

Not sure if Rafa is going to be able to finish this match.

Mikey randomly decided to tell us that Ugo’s parents are both butchers

No

If Rafa can wrap it up in this set, he should be ok. I'm not sure he will last to a 5th. Or they will be carrying him off, like they did Mensik.

Dino Prizmic seems to be getting the better of Fonseca.

It would be good if Dino could play Djok in an after noon slot- but it will probably the night spot, if Djok gets any say.

What is with these boring Australians coming for my faves?

Climate change has a lot to answer for.