TENNIS- Grass season is upon us. Wimbledon is around the corner.

[Raahh]

Panic! the thread was ending.

But thank you Wu for giving him a match at least.

Can I assume Beelzebub has won?!

Boo, he’s insufferable.

Shame for Wu, he played well.

Yes, unfortunately.

@CrushingOnRubies I reckon he’ll be at a few games. Nice life.

Oh the blazer is ridiculous, he looks like he forgot his trousers.

a lot people channel hop between the tennis and the football. Beckham probably stadium hops

I'm watching a bit of the ATP no1s programme on Channel 5 because I didn't want to watch bloody football or bloody Djok. Am recording it anyway, so will watch properly again in it's entirety in the next few days. They've had Nastase Newcombe and Connors whilst I've been watching. Looking forward to the 1980s, featuring the delectable Stefan
(My predictive text still puts 'Stefan' after 'delectable' )

Wu played really well

I’ve got a few suggestions for Djok’s new post match celebration - dickhead!

Stefan!!

Just came on to express my despair at the fresh hell of ‘walk-on outfits’. I missed the hilarity of the blazer and short-shorts combo (the off-switch is deployed lightning-fast when Djokovic is in the offing) but it’s quite….something. As others have said, it’s got Maplins - not the shop, the holiday camp - written all over it. What does the crest signify, I wonder?

As for Osaka, WTF?

We are definitely lucky it was white, and not a colour, or it would almost certainly have looked more Butlins than Wimbledon , if he'd gone for his usual red.
The crest looked like the Lacoste crocodile, a goat and his initials.

From now on, his on court celebraton should involve playing 3 notes on a mini xylophone a la Gladys Pugh.

Naomi is just getting more ridiculous. By the US Open, she will come out dressed in something 'inspired by the Statue of Liberty' probably. Or a big apple.

From now on, his on court celebraton should involve playing 3 notes on a mini xylophone a la Gladys Pugh

Oh yes, please!

I thought Osaka’s outfit was ethereal

Looks just like him , don't you think ?

(apologies to the late, great Ruth Madoc!)

That would be funny

I quite like Naomi’s mad outfits - I think she can (just!) about get away with it

I’ve just checked my emails and our train to London has been cancelled - it’s a good job we’re travelling down the day before

I’m also hoping to miss the Serena hype today (if we do actually manage to get on a train )

Katie has dropped the first set

And she’s going to be beaten by Grant

Crap Brits Getting Too Much Attention As Usual

Does this nationalist nonsense happen in other countries at their tournaments ?

Well done Tyra

Going better for the other Katie

Well done Katie Swan

Great idea to put the same match on BBC2 and the RB 👏

Certainly does here in France - the hype for French players during the RG was huge.

I had to go out- I've just seen that Jane- bonkers. I've been score watching Jasmine's match. She's playing Robin Montgomery, who benefited when Barbora pulled out of Den Bosch.
Jasmine lost to a bagel in the first set, but took the second.
She's been struggling with a foot injury for the past few weeks, a win today would be massive boost (I think she lost first round last year? )

No, second.

Looking forward to Stan and Matteo- but don't want either to lose. I suppose really I'm more for Matteo, since Stan has several titles.

This game is painful- 4 deuces so far.

Come on Jasmine!