I Am A Swede

Absolutely correct, with one exception. I could never get tired of Queen Steffi. Maybe it's because I was around for the Evert/Navratilova dominance, so when Graf came along she was like a breath of fresh air.

On one hand, the unpredictability of women's tennis adds a bit of excitement. You never know who's going to win the major titles. On the other hand you don't get the same rivalries that you had in the old days, which kept people invested and interested. Navratilova vs Evert, Navratilova vs Graf, Graf vs Sanchez Vicario, Graf vs Seles. Everyone knew about them, even those who weren't that interested in tennis. But very few people will have their interest piqued by Osaka vs Barty, Muguruza vs Kvitova or Halep vs Pliskova.

Congratulations to Ashleigh! She's the first female Australian to be #1 in more than 43 years. Evonne Goolagong Cawley was the latest, in early May 1976!

"Upstairs Downstairs" - "Behind the Green Baize Door", "Below Stairs", "Two Little Maids in Town", "The Servant's Hall", "That House in Eaton Square", "165 Eaton Place" (They obviously had difficulties coming up with a final name. But I think they got it right in the end. )

Thank you for that. How I miss the old Emmerdale. Whenever I watch old clips like this I'm reminded of how good the show once was and how bad it is now. And yes, if Archie is in heaven, I'm sure it's Dingle-free.....

I haven't always been happy with how they've written Robert this time around, but he's still a Sugden and it sucks that he's leaving. But at least it's Ryan's decision, and that feels slightly better. I am a bit afraid of how they will write him out though, especially since there's been no talk of Danny/Aaron leaving. I'm really fearful that means that we'll not like they way Robert leaves. I just pray that they won't kill him off. I couldn't stand to lose another Sugden.

That's all....

No argument there from me. I have made my feelings for Debbie clear multiple times. She's probably the worst character this show has ever produced. I don't understand what they see in her and why she gets story after story after story. She's such a miserable little bitch.

I have to correct myself. Nadal only needs two more GS titles to equal Federer, not three. He needs three to surpass him.

True, but if you overlook his win at the 2017 US Open, where, among others, Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka were absent, you would have to go all the way back to 2013 to find another win away from Paris for him. And things will only get tougher for him. He's just turned 33, and has not exactly been injury-free during his career, and there are younger players knocking on the door. I'm not going to completely rule him out, but personally I don't see him winning 3 more titles to equal Federer. That being said, I don't see Federer winning any more either.

Amen and Hallelujah!! There used to be a time when a criminal record was actually seen as something bad in Beckindale. But ever since the Dingles turned up (what a sad, sad day that was) that has changed. Someone like Cain would never have been tolerated in the old days, but now he's the leading man.... *yuck*

That could prove hard enough though. He's not getting any younger, and I think he will struggle to win any more GS titles away from Paris.

Congratulations to Ashleigh Barty! First Australian woman to win the French Open since Margaret Court in 1973! She will be ranked at #2 on Monday, and it's the first time an Australian female player has been that high since Evonne Goolagong in December 1976!

Thiem defeats Djokovic! 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5