… better than tray? only when no ball is involved FB
Laurie and I practiced this morning for tommorrow’s match (Line 3): defeating Joe / Matt 6-3.
We both played well. I was able to line up my forehand shots sometimes.
… without tossing, is my motion correct?
Our Wednesday gang played on Monday today.
– Joe / I lost 3-6 to Matt/Sally
– Matt / I def Joe/Sally 7-5
Matt and I defeated them 6-0 last week but having harder time this morning.
Part of my warm-up is using the edge of the racket to bounce the ball.
I get to focus on my forms, especially my forehand: turn!
Dave L and I def Edwin n Stan: 6-4, 6-3.
I held serve only once. Nothing was easy. Every point needs efforts.
My senior moment got the starting time wrong – an hour early.
烧包 老人高光时刻 记错时间 7:45 到 打9点场
幸好教练8:30 就来了
不吐槽他话痨子
周末愉快哈
An iffy drizzling weather turned into a nice morning: cool but a bit breezy.
– Joe and I lost to Matt & Sally 4-6
– Matt & I gave a bagel: 6-0
– Sally and I won a 10-point tiebreak: 10-8
I served first and instantly went to 0-40, then eventually lost after three duces.
On serve: I felt pretty good, making sure I was shifting weight, tossing, hoisting, and looking up.
Today, the Alot league (10/1/0) is battling the #2 team (9/2/0), which is only 2 courts behind, with 3 matches (including today’s) to go each. They’ve been keen to get me to sub, but I declined: no travel is my baseline. –> unforuately, they lost 2-3, (Line 1 and 4 won). Now the record stands 10/2/0 45 vs 10/2/0 44.
This year’s Open is at IMG, which is a far better venue than the past two years.
The weather forecast is for a rainy week ahead, so we decided to go today, which is the qualifying rounds.
The quality of tennis is decisively low (duh): plenty of double faults and unforced errors. I don’t even make these many doubles in a match. It’s tennis nevertheless, but a different kind to spectate: more relatable, more human, more circumspect -:) 网球比赛的质量显然不高(这还用说吗): 双误和非受迫性失误层出不穷. 就连我在比赛中,都不会出现这么多的双误. 但这终究还是网球,只不过是一种别样的观赛体验: 它显得更加贴近生活, 更具人情味, 也更加耐人寻味.
The four matches:
1. Ryan Colby def Theodore Winegar 6-4, 6-3
2. Ronit Karki def Felix Corwin 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Strong Kirchheimer def Ben Kitten 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Draxl def Davidov, 6-4, 6-1
Ran into Kei Nishikori (錦織 圭, 1989-; 2007, US$26,087,810), who’s playing on Tuesday, April 7, Round of 32. He had a few surgeries and is slowly rebuilding his career. It’s funny to see the courts named after him.
The last match of today on Bollettieri Court is between last year’s runner-up, Canadian Liam Draxl (2001-; 2023, US$583,572) and 15-year-old Teodor Davidov (his site; no wiki page yet). The Canadian won 4 and 1.
During one match, the female chair umpire warns a group of Chinese who are talking loudly,
During the Kirchheimer & Kitten match, the electronic decided to take a break. It was the second set, 4-4, and Kirchheimer had the advantage when his shot was clearly out. No call came. So he got the game, 5-4. During the changeover and or the next game, did they realize the problem. But the umpire / supervisor didn’t agree to replay the last game, unfortunately. Kitten lost the 3rd set at 2.
Dinner at Pesto is good.
Focuing on serve: shifting weigh and hoisting.
We’ve been using cards to forge partnerships and form games lately. Today I drew the diamond K, partner with Joel vs Stan & Dennis. At 5-0, Dennis has to quit due to a left knee injury that’s going under the knife in a week.
Coach takes over and gets a game. So it was 6-1. The second set they won 6-2. His comment on my forehand (ok) and serve: bend the knees.
The mourning doves have been bombing /flying over us throughout the match: guess they’re looking for their nest spot. Pretty sad.
Matt and I def Sally & Joe 6-2
Sally and I lost 3-6, despite leading 3-0: I was tired, really.
On serve, I focus on hoisting, and am doing a little of that.
BUT
… my tossing is too late, or I hoist my arm too early.
So far, one motion/step that consistently working is drop low.
Something interesting: what weather or nature does to the Score Keepers: only one side (happens to be green color) gets green moss.
上面的朝东 下面的朝西 青苔只生在一边
大自然的鬼斧神工
Beautoful sunrise at the courts
… the warmup
.
Like with racket drops low, shifting weight, or transferring weight hits me today and works out well. I think it solves my tossing too early problem as well.
Monday mixer: Hope and I lost to Tammy & Matt 4-6, & 3-3: Hope has to retire after 90 minutes of play to nurse his chronic injury or long existing. It was a great match, with many long rallies, and my forehand works well.
… the warm-up
the bird and me
Today, I concentrate on hoisting.
Sally, who can run and runs fast, and I won 2 and 1 over Rebecca and Lisa: they’re preparing for the upcoming battle.
Lisa asked me, when it was over, for suggestions. Seriously, asking me? I knew nothing about tennis 🙂
Another pickleball tournement: 2:2 with Lurline.
The format is random draw to find a partner, that stays together for the entire time, 4 games at 10-minute intervals. 3 minutes is allotted between games. At the five-minute mark during the game, teams change sides. If it’s a tie at whistle, keep playing till a team wins, which is the sudden death (by a point).
#4, my lob was long, so it was 7-7 at whistle. Our oppenonts couldn’t convert during their two serve opportunities. Then I served and we won the sudden death. #5, my partner was tired and we did not play well, unfortunately.
There is so much food, from grapes to donut balls, crackers, pretzels, chewy protein bars, bananas, mandarins, etc.
起早贪黑的牛马
帽子🧢里抓搭档
每队打四盘, 10分钟一盘. 赢二输二: 没进决赛
…and, in the locker room, I spotted this mosquito: what kind is it? A yellow fever, or Andes?
