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ce · Apr 21st, 2010, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Do It

I defeated my friend 7-5 7-5 today. I was down 0-4 in the first and 3-5 in the 2nd

He was pissed. During a match he called me a pusher ... TWICE. Oh well, when it's close sometimes pushing is the best solution

Clay is so tiring

i hate playing against a pusher

i always have tons of errors

Kevin. · Apr 22nd, 2010, 01:13 AM

I have not played on grass but I have a style of game similar to Tanasugarn.

Chorophyll · Apr 22nd, 2010, 08:30 AM

Split sets with a friend 6-1 4-6. I won the first set easily before falling behind 1-5 in the second set. Then I fought out of some long deuce games saving three matchpoints to get back on serve at 4-5 before tamely being broken.

Juanes · Apr 22nd, 2010, 10:50 AM

i played yesterday.... for the first time since november....

we played little tournament between me, my older brother (27 years old) and another friend..... just 2 matches between.... 1 set (3 games... at 2-2 tiebreak)

me - my bro 3-0
me - friend 3-2 (8-6 in tiebreak ... i was down 3-6)
me - my bro 3-2 (7-1 in tiebreak ... i was down 1-2 ... then won 11 of 13 points)
me - friend 0-3

so i finished at 2nd place....

darrinbaker00 · Apr 23rd, 2010, 05:01 AM

I just got breadstick-bageled this evening. I am NOT a happy camper.

ArturoAce. · Apr 23rd, 2010, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by darrinbaker00

I just got breadstick-bageled this evening. I am NOT a happy camper.

how weird. i gave 2 bagels and a breadstick today.

darrinbaker00 · Apr 23rd, 2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ArturoAce.

how weird. i gave 2 bagels and a breadstick today.

I really, really, REALLY do not like you.

Adrian. · Apr 23rd, 2010, 11:23 AM

I won yesterday my second match in this year

I still have this hand injury but anyway I tried to not think about it

The opponent was by Daddy

In the first set he was leading *0-2 then I came back to lead 3-2*. Then I just served too bad to hold on and my dad was leading again with *3-4

But in the end I managed to win the first set with 6-4

The second set couldn't start better, I broke my dad just in the beginning of the 2nd set and was leading 6-4 *1-0

Then the collapse

at 15-15 I served 3 DF's in a row

and the 2nd set lasted like only 10 minutes

I lost it 1-6

(I served at least 9 DF's and made like 20 UE's in this set

)

The third set began also awful

I had GP at 40-30 but made again some stupid UE's that my dad broke me to lead in the final set with 0-1*, I came back, not bashing the ball so hard as I was trying throughout the whole match and some nice shots gave me the lead at 3-2*

The match was over then. For my Dad

I let him run across the court and hit FH winner after FH winner

Final Result: Adrian. def. Daddy 6-4 1-6 6-2

P.S.: We played on Red Clay court which was really slow

1handedbackhand · Apr 23rd, 2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by darrinbaker00

I just got breadstick-bageled this evening. I am NOT a happy camper.

Cheer up, we've all been there.

So how did your opponent beat you that badly? What things did he do better?

1handedbackhand · Apr 23rd, 2010, 12:00 PM

I played a set, with a friend yesterday and won 7-6(3).

We had a bunch of amazing points, it was really fun. The best one I can think of was, I hit a dropshot which my friend barely got to but managed to slice it VERY deep to my backhand side. I had to back-track to to get in position but it was still awkward for me and my friend was at net waiting for the shot.
I like to hit cross court passes and from my position that was the higher percentage shot but he was already covering the cross court pass, so in a split second, I hit an open stance, 1 handed backhand crosscourt topspin lob, which he totally wasn't prepared for.
It landed right on the sideline.

He was also serving AMAZING. He hit like 10 aces and 5 service winners.

I play a match this evening with a guy that gives me trouble.
He plays a very hard FLAT game.

I play with topspin and I prefer the ball around chest height. His balls are low and really move through the court. We'll see how it goes.

S.T.A.R. · Apr 23rd, 2010, 01:42 PM

I lost to a friend of mine yesterday, worst match of my life, I only lost to him once before... hadn't played in winter, no forehand, no backhand, no 1st serve, 6 DF (

)...
4-6, 4-6

...
and I hit only 1 ace

... never before have I hit so few against anybody!!!

Adrian. · Apr 23rd, 2010, 02:09 PM

Just Do It · Apr 23rd, 2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ce

i hate playing against a pusher

i always have tons of errors

You have tons of errors because you can't play, not because your opponent is a pusher

Slutiana · Apr 24th, 2010, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Just Do It

You have tons of errors because you can't play, not because your opponent is a pusher

Don't talk to your twin like that!

**Ryan** · Apr 25th, 2010, 12:38 AM

Played a match against this guy yesterday, he was way better than I expected!

I lost 6-4 6-4, but it didn't seem that close because I was down 4-1 in both sets before coming back. The first set was easily the worst I've played in a long time - framed like 4 backhands, and was so inconsistent. My serve, which is more of a bunt

but is really reliable was bad, hit a whole bunch of double faults.

I was happy with how I played after 4-1 though, I started hitting much better and hit a lot of deep shots. He came to net a bunch, so I hit some great lobs and passing shots.

Question: how do you guys deal when you're having a BAD return day? My return is never that great, but yesterday it was shitty. This guy had a great first serve, but still, I had a really rough time hitting properly. I tried moving back, and that helped my backhand side. On my forehand though, I just kept trying to chip it back in, and it just wasn't clicking. So if you're facing a good server and your return isn't like it usually is...what kind of changes do you make?