Tennis Thread - Grand Slams & The Tour

Laovic is no mean player although been in the doldrums for a couple of years.

Edmund has had so little match play in the same time as to be almost starting again.

 

Lajovic.

Apologies to him as I'm sure he reads this thread!

 

Norrie out in straight to Barrere.
Evans to Sonego.

 

Nor at Shoddesdon!

Yet another poor sod of a member accused of non payment of fees.

Has the payment details and a confirmation email from the club. He can also book courts and receives emails about the latest raspberry pavlova to be made for a social event that no one has signed up for!

Never an apology,save from me.

Meanwhile when I point this out the chair,now clearly approaching Blackadder III levels of King George, saying "penguin" at the end of every sentence and wishing her incredibly dull son to marry a pot plant,has sent her reply to the other "Weird Sister" to me in error!

This on the back of including two people to another email from the departing men's team who should not have been party.

Breathtaking levels of incompetency that are hilarious and sad in equal measure.

At least there'll be so few members remaining to lower the chances of being killed by a flying cricket ball, as the netting is still as flimsy as a Duxbury utterance.

Don't forget to lock the padlock, whoever is left.

 

Cerundolo beats a very poor Felix AA.

Tsitsi beats Garin in three.

Rybakina beats Elise Mertens.

Carlos A hardly losing any games.

 

Yet more drivel.

This time from a local school where I have taken an after school club for a couple of terms.

The head,known to take the pennies from a dead man's eyes,is attempting to charge me £20 per hour for the use of her playground!

First, it's only a 45 minute session and you can book an indoor floodlight tennis court for less than that!

Πόλιν 'υβριν as one would say.

I am inclined to enquire as to whether this is an early April Fool or more likely not to enquire at all or contact the Vatican.

Scandalous.

 

I especially like the name Botic Van De Zandschulp or Botanical Vans of Landslides as I now call him!

 

Just so!

Alcatraz winning continues,Dinner beats Ruble and most alarming for Tsitsi will not be the loss to Khachanov but his continuing shoulder problems.

Rybakina beats Lee Trevino.

 

So I googled Πόλιν 'υβριν, and interestingly this is what came up...

 

Yes,Saba the latest.

Seems to have risen to the occasion in the abscess of Halep.

 

Crikey!

It's my Greek tutor's favourite phrase!

He would translate it as " much unfairness" or " great injustice".

 

Could have been worse I'd say.

 

Alcatraz matches on beating Baby Fritz.

Sinner and Rybakina too.

 

It's more than that.

The LTA would lose the entire grass court swing.

Minor events that help GB players like Sutton, Ilkley. More renowned like Queen's, Eastbourne and Nottingham would all die.

Not least another hefty fine.

Despite what some believe the federation aren't made of money.

 

Kvitova and Rybakina into the final.

Medivet beats Khachanov and Dinner surprises Alcatraz.

 

Served wonderfully and made use of her leftie advantage, especially in the ad court.

We just played a Medley Mixed at Coolhurst.

Played Jenny Agutter and Yoko Ono in the doubles and the men were Vernon Dobtcheff from As Time Goes By amongst others and Russell from Butterflies oddly enough named Russell!

That's Crouch End for you!

Dinner looking a little queasy at present.

 

Dinner didn't seem 100%.

 

Thiem sneaks past fellow Austrian Osler or something.

Woefully short of wins and therefore confidence he managed to win the last point.

The return to form or a false alarm?

 

Rafa,FAA and Alcatraz out of Monte.

Rafa still hasn't played since AO.

Felix has a knee problem.

Carlos A has arthritis in his left hand and spinal problem.

Not good at 19.

 

Excellent effort from Fran Jones.

Into the semi finals in Bogota 250.

Almost all of 2022 injured and in on a protected ranking, she's beaten two seeds.

Evans into the semis in Marrakesh.

 

Hey IBB, with your excellent inside knowledge of the tour don't you ever get the itch to place a few bets here and there?

 

I'm dreadful at betting.
Knowing my luck I'd bet on Rafa at RG and he'd lose, although of course he may not play there anymore or anywhere!

 

And so to Monte.

Playground of the Πλουτοκρατίας και Κλεπτοκρατίας.

There's a chap in Norrie's box who is the spitting image of Fessi, although he's not wearing shin pads that I can see!

 

So many good clay courters out there.

Draper playing another Argentinian in Joan Baez.

Lungo et duro,sempre!

The true test of a player.

No namby pamby cheap points on the dirt.

Then again Baez just donated his serve to Draper!

 

Draper wins in two helped enormously by Baez squandering numerous break points.

We shall overcome or not!

 

Murray comfortably beaten by Alex D M and is reviewing his participation in the remaining clay court tournaments.

 

Evans out to Ivashka.
Bonzi scratches at 1-4 v Tsitsi with a left wrist injury.

Draper in another marathon this time v Hurkcaz