This humiliation is after I started playing the game for 2 months. Last time I held racket before this short stint was in Aug 2008. I always feel that I've got some shots which I can pull off that others cannot. Reason why this loss is tearing is I lost to a guy who is a rookie. It was 8 am and everyone was watching my game with half an eye while practising on the other courts. Thought I had a reputation in the place like a guy who can be good if fine tuned, and that is swept completely.
To add insult to injury, the owner of the club, who is a decent player, just arrived while I was trailing 5 - 0. He shouted at the ball boys saying, " Is there a game going on center court?". Don't know if it was deliberate or was it to check if the court was free, but that jibe really rubbed salt into the wounds.
One more guy whom I met recently, is a coach for 6 years,told me at 0 - 2 that I was playing very conservatively. He said, "Play as if you are playing a practice match. Lose the set, it doesn't matter." I recevied on court coaching but I did not receive any warning from the chair umpire because there was neither a chair nor an umipre. Eventually I lost 6-0. He consoled, saying "It's ok, takes 2 to 3 months time". It has been two months and my level dropped miserably today morning.
My thoughts quickly ran out to the FO final in 2008, when Nadal thrashed Federer by dropping
just 4 games and delivered a bagel enroute to victory. When a guy of Federer's stature experienced in front of the small world, I surely can absorb from what I had to experience today.
I am losing my sleep, getting up at 6 am, reach the court by 6:30 and what I do get in turn? A bagel for breakfast. And what do I tomorrow? Get up even early at 5.30 reach by 6 and receive another breakfast so that I first get insulated from these loses, build a platform and then take off from there to give back what I've received.
Positives:
Cannot get any worse than this.
Negatives:
Everyone is using digital cameras no?
Unforced Errors:
6 double faults.
Peace mate.
