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Blackbeat · Mar 30th, 2010, 06:18 PM

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someone playing in Duesseldorf this year?

oliverbecken · May 4th, 2011, 01:50 PM

I've just played in Dublin tournament (C Division) and won my first GLTA match!

Jekyll · May 4th, 2011, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by oliverbecken

I just play in Dublin tournament (C Division) and won my first GLTA match!

Oli

I think I will play London this year

oliverbecken · May 5th, 2011, 08:25 AM

I'm thinking in playing Bruxelles

flyguydsl · May 10th, 2011, 03:57 AM

I play in Vancouver from time to time.

Kathy Rinaldi · May 10th, 2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by oliverbecken

I've just played in Dublin tournament (C Division) and won my first GLTA match!

Cool

What was the standard like. Are the A players good?

oliverbecken · May 10th, 2011, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kathy Rinaldi

Cool

What was the standard like. Are the A players good?

D level is close to beginners level, but with some experience.
C level is people that knows where to put the ball, but they have poor shots, volleys and serves (generally speaking

)
B level is people that has strong shots but time to time they are doing some "big" mistakes or people that are able to keep a long rallye, but they don't have really good shots.
And A/Open level for me they are really good players, able to play national tournaments in most of the countries. For example the best A/Open players in Ireland are playing at National level (maybe in countries with high tennis level like USA, Spain or France it will be hard to happen

)

I don't know your level, but definitely in B, A and Open level you can see really good matches

chemguy1979 · May 10th, 2011, 07:31 PM

I'm definitely playing Raleigh, NC this fall along with the Labor Day event in Montreal!

tenn_ace · May 11th, 2011, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jekyll

Oli

I think I will play London this year

me too me too

Drake1980 · May 12th, 2011, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by flyguydsl

I play in Vancouver from time to time.

Do you live in Vancouver? Play tennisbc events?

young_gunner913 · May 13th, 2011, 02:55 AM

Drake1980 told me about this tour, when there's more events in my area, I'll definitely start playing. Probably level C or even D.

I'll join all events at D level and become the Smashnova of the GLTA.

PLP · May 21st, 2011, 11:33 PM

Anyone from the Denver area?
I am thinking of playing this year, I just have been so busy and my serve is so much weaker than the rest of my game...I really need to work it.

tenn_ace · May 30th, 2011, 11:02 PM

one of the players who entered London Masters is...... Dominika-Elena-René Cibulkova-Crespin

I'm absolutely serious

wonna guess who his fav player is?????????

jjlove · May 31st, 2011, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tenn_ace

one of the players who entered London Masters is...... Dominika-Elena-René Cibulkova-Crespin

I'm absolutely serious

wonna guess who his fav player is?????????

I know him, his favourite player is Elena Dementieva. When he makes a winner he shouts 'COME ON ELENA'

Territory · Feb 26th, 2012, 08:59 AM

Hey didn't see this thread before. Last weekend, I played my first GLTA event - the Sydney Mardi Gras Tennis Tournament. I had a really great time. Good tennis, lots of nice people, lots of fun. And I played great:

I entered the A grade singles and doubles (with my partner who is about a B grade player).

R1 singles - an easy win 6-2 6-3. That meant that Saturday first up I was playing against a guy who is a minor celebrity - a late night newsreader on national TV in Australia! I had to steel myself to not get nervous but I played well and won 6-3 7-6. (I served for the match at 6-3 5-4 but lost serve and fortunately held it together). Then I had my QF and played about as well as I can play and won 6-2 6-2. By the end I was getting serious cramp. When I was serving for the match my big toe completely cramped and wouldn't undo itself. I had to take my shoe off and straighten my toe with my hand! Luckily the match ended soon after that.

Then I had R1 doubles and we won a close 3-setter. My highlight was serving about 6 aces, all out wide to the deuce court. Never done that before in my life! So that was the end of the Saturday and I was exhausted. It was a hot sunny Sydney day.

So Sunday morning, sore and tired I had my SF. I went up 5-3 in the 1st but ended up losing it in a tiebreak. Then I got it together and won the 2nd easily, 6-2. Then I played another crappy tiebreak and lost the match tiebreak 3-10. Disappointing but it was a great 2-hour marathon. Then we lost our doubles QF 4-6 4-6 (after being up 3-1 in both sets!). Our opponents were a bit rough and I got totally pummelled with a ball from short range when I was at the net. Wasn't happy. The bruise is still there, a week later!

But it was awesome. Then we sat around watching the finals and chatting to heaps of nice ppl. Would definitely go again!