TENNIS THREAD- We bid farewell to SW19 for another year (along with AC the butterfly fancier), and prepare for the hard courts, after a detour on the European clay.

[Raahh]

Who will be the champion? Will Andre and Tim muzzle AC?

Will Eva Asderaki Moore muzzle the spectator in the crowd?

It's all coming to an end<sob>.

I have been flipping through the channels. Andrey started so well- the second set just fell away .

Was a similar story for Sara Bejlek in th her first set in Prague- I thought it would be close, but she started to make a lot errors and Tagger got it.

(They bothe have matching thigh strapping- I think Sara's thigh is bothering her more today than t has been so far this week).

And Lilli is through. Shame about Andrey, well done to Luca.

I have tried to watch bits of the Commonweath Games. It's on TNT and HBO, so coverage is rubbish.

Well done Barbora, through to another semi final. She's having a good run the past few weeks.

Luciano was down and out, then he had his espresso and he’s a different player!

I’d like Faria to win though, it’s his local tournament and he’s playing really well.

Faria has been playing very well in recent weeks, it would be a massive breakthrough for him.

This is a really good match now.

Shame Jaime couldn’t take any of those break points.

Well done Luciano. Caffeine powered. He’d better get a sponsorship soon.

Tough loss for Jaime.

Quentin Halys is serving unbelievably in this final, could be a long day at the office for Sasha.

Come on Bublik!

Well done Quentin

I feel a verse of Glittering Prize coming on

Well done Quentin. His first title.

I missed the Bublik/Halys final- was score watching whilst doing my shopping .

I was confused by Kitzbuhel being at the finals stage when the other tournament are at the semi final stage.

I forgot it was the final until Halys won

That was basically me. I was in the middle of the the shop when the penny dropped .

I've got my fingers crossed for Barbora today. She has hit a bit of a purple patch recently, so I hope it contunues. Tagger has a big serve though.

Camera person testing their zoom button

I didn’t realise that Francesca Schiavone coaches Lilli

ooh- first break for Lilli- come on Barbora!

Barbora took the frist set, but the second set could be going Lilli's way- I think Barbora maybe getting a bit tired- she's played a lot over the last 2 weeks.

She's not giving up on this set just yet- if she can just break back, next game she might pull it back and save herself a 3rd set.

3rd set it is.

Come on Barbora!

Was that a wasp?

Barbora being attacked by a flying thing.