I haven't provided any updates on my tennis progress because I haven't been doing very well. I start off OK and usually win my doubles games, but my serve has been terrible and by the time I've played my two doubles games I'm stuffed and that's when I have to front up for my singles game. Most of my opponents are heaps younger than me so they usually run me into the ground.

This week I won both doubles matches and I was hitting some really good serves. I only made two double faults all night and I was getting a fair bit of power into some of them as well. I wasn't meant to be playing at all but I was asked if I could fill in for someone who couldn't make it. The guy I had to play in the singles had thrashed me 6 games to 1 last time we played, but I have improved a bit and was determined to do well.

I started well and was up 3 games to 1 when he snapped. He became really angry and started yelling and belting the ball into the fence and stuff. It really was a bit scary. On top of that he changed and started to dispute line calls. I fired down my best serve ever. It was just inside the centre line of the service box, but he insisted that it was out.

He started to serve to me before I was ready. On one occasion he smashed the ball past me straight into the fence and then whilst I had my back to him to get rid of the ball he served again and claimed the point. I refused to accept that and made him serve again, but by now I was becoming a bit pissed off myself. He also started to tap serves over the net. That's probably in the rules, but it's not sportsmanlike to smash a serve and then tap one over the next time.

It all culminated when on match point he served from the wrong side. I batted the ball into the net and told him he served from the wrong side, but he claimed the game. He said that he should have served from that side because he must have mucked up with an earlier ball. I was furious. I decided then and there that I was going to give up tennis altogether, but that would have been silly as everyone else there is really helpfull and friendly. It was just sad to loose what had been a good and close game like that. I wonder if he was happy with himself when he got home and had a chance to think about it?

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Anonymous   | IP:89.243.42.xxx | 31-05-2008 01:11:23 illy:' /> hock:' /> ide:' /> your game is rubbish it wont even work Reply | Quote

phill   | Publisher | 31-05-2008 11:28:50 Why thank you Anonymous. Are you referring to the game of tennis? I can assure you that tennis does in fact work, I've played it myself and I even seen others play it on the telly! Reply | Quote

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