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 .

Come on Casper! 3-0 up in the 5th.

It turned out well from a career perspective but it sounds brutal! I knew Toni was tough but jeez, he's your very young nephew! I wonder how aware his parents were of any of it.
And poor Rafa's health now! Here's hoping there's no further knock on effects to his health in the future!

Yes, hope Casper emulates Joao!

Zverev has won the first set.

I have seen comments on social media regarding a recent picture of Rafa and Roger- Rafa is looking half the size he was. Roger looks in rude health. Obviously, when not playing, a player's physique will change- but I do hope Rafa didn't do anything to his long term health.

Oh, ffs.

Come on Casper. 2 double faults and Paul has broken back.

Bollocks.

And the Renault advert can sod off.

Luckily it just defaulted to the Spanish version with subtitles for me - not sure if I would have been able to change it otherwise

It’s made me a bit sad knowing that Rafa was in so much pain - I’ve not read the Uncle Toni thing yet

I’m back on live tennis - come on Casper! Oh dear TP has just broken back - maybe I need to watch something other than tennis!

Terrible game from Casper!!

Yes, I thought Rafa looked quite gaunt.

I think I saw that picture Raahh - it’s was in Madrid - Rafa did look very thin and not very healthy

Yes, people were commenting he had lost his muscles- understandable, in some ways .

But he just looked so small.

I saw a photo of just his face and it was more angular and less round/fleshed out than even a year ago, at his RG presentation.

Come on Casper!!

This has got to be one of the longest matches Casper has played.

Tommy Paul is a bloody nuisance.

This is tense.

<hides behind dog>

PLEASE BREAK Casper.

I can't deal with tie break.

Zverev 2 sets up.

Wow! That was a turn around in the final game! Well done Casper!

Phew! Well done Casper

YAY Casper.

Sorry, Joao- I am a fairweather Brazilian.

Well done Casper.

Raahh
Fickle
I won't be samba'ing anymore

I am very relieved,

I hope the next match is good- but would really love Casper to go further.

You know it

I don't know about the players- I'm exhausted today after yesterday.
Djok's decision to not play the night match because he didn't get to sleep like too late after the last one, well that back fired a bit on him. He probably didn't get much sleep after that match anyway.

I don't think I am as invested in the results of many of the matches today- I would love Berrettini to get through though.

Yes it was all a bit exhausting!

I’m hoping that Matteo will have a good run here but I don’t want to jinx him - I don’t really mind who wins now that it won’t be Djok

Cobolli v Tien could be a fun match

Oh yes, that could be a good one.

I like how the focus is on other players - without Carlos/Jannik / Djok around, it really gives other players the chance to break through .

I'm watching the Rafa doc- he was so funny in the early days, especially in his press conferences, eating his ice lolly, his English is pretty much non- existent.

He looks so young.

Hearing Moya say how worried they were when Rafa was put into the Davis Cup team, is funny in hind sight.

I don't like watching the 2024 match bits, knowing how it ends