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>.

In fact, I think if Elena wins Cincinnati she will become no 1. She’s really closed the gap.

Yes, Aryna has been a bit off her game recently. Seems to be issues at the top for the men and women.

It's quite nice in a way that we are getting to see newbies making a break through , and not just seeing the same names winning over and over.

Aryna has teamed up with Djok for the mixed doubles at the US Open- given her recent results, I will be surprised if she goes through with that and doesn't decide to focus on singles.

Hi everyone, I've been on holiday for a week, I'm very happy that in my absence Djok has lost early and Dick has failed a drugs test, presumably career ending!

Also catching up on shoelace drama with NuRafa which sounds hilarious, I can't believe he turned up with a giant transparent bag of shoes

Come on Flavio!

Yes come on Flavio! Everything about Tommy Paul annoys me!

Flavio, what is this start?

Also, Flavio, what is this hair?

It's not the best start for Flavio.

The hair is best not spoken about. In fact- today, it looks even shorter! .

I cannot stand Tommy Paul.

It’s all going wrong for Flavio! It looks as if he’s tried to cut his fringe himself (with some nail scissors!)

His shirt collar is also malfunctioning- come on Flavio! Maybe he needs to do some more praying - it sort of worked yesterday

oh he’s just dunked his head in the ice bucket - hopefully that will work

It looks like Stepford there

It looks like an AI generated image Jane

See Flavio? Sorted his collar out and sorted his tennis.

Flavio got m&ms

Good choice

Come on Flavio!

Forza!

Carlos is apparently coming back for USO.
Excited to see him back, although coming straight back into best of 5 sets with no warm up tournaments seems a bit risky.

I agree. Losing might not be an issue, he might even expect to lose early. I just hope he's confident he is fit, otherwise it will put him back even further
Delpo's initial wrist problems really affected his career.

Forza Flavio!

Forza Flavio!

Exactly, we are scarred by Delpo and Domi Thiem. And Carlos is so young still.

Yay!

Tommy looks very upset

Well done Flavio!

He’s going to have to travel with a big bag of M&Ms now.

Well done Flavio and to the M&ms

I hope that Carlos will be ok if he comes back - wrist injuries are quite worrying

Oh no it’s that time again