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You are right I it is just a hunch on my part but after following his every move for the past 14 years I’ll eat my hat if I’m not right!! He has many irons in the fire – notably his Tennis Academy but he is also a […]

I can’t take it in that we will only see Rafa strutting his stuff a few more times – his final match will come at Roland Garros where it all began for him back in 2005. My greatest hope is he will win one final RG 🙏🏻

My greatest hope is that he will lift the trophy where it all began in 2005 at Roland Garros 🙏🏻

The years of punishing his body have finally taken their toll and his body can take no more. However during that time he has given his fans endless hours of pleasure. For that we must be grateful.

Alert:
The writing is on the wall! Rafa is formally engaged to his long-term girls friend and is planning to get married later this year.
QED

You’ve hit the nail on the spot lucky. The only saving grace is he at least delayed the humiliation of a complete meltdown by getting two games on the board! Well deserved win for the Fognini

I can barely watch the Rafa-Fog match I can’t bear to see Rafa going down like this: was so hoping he would have one last chance to shine at Monte Carlo and RG. Have to admit he’s a long, long way off his best this week (:-

Mona – I was at Roland Garros when Rafa won his first Roland Garros in 2005 after beating Federer in the semi final! An experience never to be forgotten which turned me into a lifetime Rafa fan.

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And another one bites the dust………the Joker looked out of sorts from the off and then simply unravelled.

The final was edge of the seat stuff. Evans and Albot were so well matched it was impossible to tell who would win. I was routing for Evens (I’m English) and it must have been heartbreaking for him to lose after […]

But Lenfl actually gave a glimmer of a smile after Sasha won – a rare sight indeed.😄

Just watched the replay of Anderson demolishing Nishikori. What a revelation! Felt rather sorry for Kei who could do nothing right today.

I was willing Tsitsipas to win the title. He is such a fighter. Apart from the lapse in the semi final, which is the first time as far as I know he has received a warning, his conduct on court is impeccable. Agree […]

I thought Rafa had already decided to close down his 2018 season some weeks back so it was a surprise when it was then announced he was withdrawing from the Bercy tournament. A wise decision. Now I read there is […]

For whatever reason Djokovic has been in a bad mood the whole week with some ugly displays of bad temper including racket abuse and disputes with the umpires. Kkachinov took him completely by surprise this […]

Just tuned in to watch this match. Admittedly Theim has paced himself more sensibly this season but he strikes me as looking weary whereas Kachinov is clearly enjoying playing on the big stage but whether he […]

It’s always the same problem with the Paris Masters. It’s virtually impossible to gauge the true form of the players . Some are just plain knackered by the final weeks of the season; many are nursing injuries […]

Like many tennis fans I’m following the progress of Tsitsipas with interest so it was great to see him win his first ATP title against the far more experienced Gulbis who he himself has never quite lived up to […]

You are so right Lucky. This is always the danger for the younger players as they fight their way up the rankings. We saw it with Theim in the past – in fact there was a time when he appeared close to burn-out. I […]

Have been inundated with house guests so little time for watching tennis or for chatting here. Off on holiday in Greece tomorrow for some much needed R & R.