tennis, life and a few things in between

I lost two sets with two partners.

There was a bad line call when Jeff served from the deuce court side. His ball landed on the side of the tap. I heard it and saw it, so did the receiver. But his partner called it out and said it was her call.

I agree, it was their call, but I also have the right to say what I saw. Nearly 70 years old, someone has to have the last say: so sickening… it was double fault -:).

~ ~ … still struggling with my serve! ~ ~

So, it was a second serve. Although we won the game but lost the set.

During the changeover, the receiver whispered

to me that it was a good ball.

“I knew.”

I despise the receiver-sort-of players: if you knew it was a good ball, why didn’t you say so?

… a few forehand and backhand

&

Matt & I v Dave L & Tony: 6-2, 4-6.

We were leading 3-0, but then took a long break, then lost drive -:)

… still working on my serve: tossing high and drop low, and I served up two aces, all from the ad court to the ally!

It may not be an earth shattering thing, but I served well, even tray is still there: by tossing first, I’ve a better serve.

Hope and I def Sandi & Matt, 6-2
Matt and I def (well … ) 4-1 when Hope quit.

6-2, 4-1 someone quit

屡教不改的又一场
第一盘从0-2 追回来的

发球不错 小开心… 有tray 那张不能放 [捂脸]

自欺欺人 [调皮] 不过俺真的有改进哦 -手腕不行

What a comeback – however small!

Serving second in the set, promptly went down to 0-40. Then, one point at a time, I got to duece.

9 of them!

Clinching the win was such a joy.

I’ve not been playing since the Douro River trip. Today I served well. The feedback:

The good news

1. You are reaching a true trophy position

* In frames 2–4, your tossing arm is up and your hitting elbow is separated from your body.
* Your shoulders are tilted nicely.
* You are not serving with a pancake motion from the start.

2. The racket drop is real

* By frame 5, the racket head is dropping behind your back.
* That’s something a severe waiter’s tray serve cannot do.

6-3, 7-3
… from 0-40 down to 9 deuces and won

9个平分 [白眼] 赢的艰难

我的第一个发球局——也就是这一盘的第二局——竟然从0比40落后,一路打出了9次平分! 二个男娃 来势汹汹 最终赢 累死大妈了

Joel & I split two sets with Matt/Carole: 6-4, 4-0, she has to go.

So 有个哥们 也就3.5 想组个4.0队
他的致命伤是不能跑 不肯跑
就是能跑 也是3.5

爱嘛

反正俺只想打3.0 最多3.5 Don’t look at my direction

Matt / I def Carole / Ray: 6-2, 6-2

It’s a cold day: 58° at 7am, but as usual, there are many birds keep me company. How do they cooling down: by opening their beaks/mouths. -:)

… my forehand is still shaky, especially when I hit down the line shots: missing more than winners.

• backhands
• birdies
• warm-up

Ok the news just rolled in 💃 The league team swept again – winning all 5 court on their last match. They’re advancing to the B level for the next season – congratulations 🍾🎈🎊 girls

🐦 are cooling down

🐦 热时咋办? 5️⃣

夫妇俩来打
和老婆打过二次
和老公打了三年
不知道 人家是夫妇

I was there early, but I wan’t there, losing a winnable match in two sets.

Sally / I lost to Matt/Joel.

… the warm-up, in the shadow

6-3, 6-2 and the team swept 5-0!

Laurie and I played Line 3. I served first in the first set, last in the second. No double fault, but I lost my serve once in the first set. We tried to break them at 5-1 but failed. I served out, sealed the win with a good serve, the return went long.

Our opponents were seriously late, 25 minutes. 20 minutes is the default time, but that excludes the traffic, which is obsurd.

Lisa and I watched Yvonne / Debra’s Line 2 game: goodness, so many lobsters, and the match point lasted 13 strokes! They started in the middle of our second set, finished at 12:38.

This is their second to the last match of the season. They tied with #2 team but leading 3 court 50:47. (#2 team didn’t update their score till following day.)

After today, they still retain the leading position.

Another burger 🍔 another win

雇佣兵第六次出征: 6-3, 6-2
5-1 没破成; 俺发球 40-0 反球出界
队赢5-0 仍然领先
还剩一场

5️⃣ 昨天和棒棒的搭档第一次打 6-3 [太阳]
3️⃣ 有些像火烈鸟 flamingo

… 群殴 希望俺下周继续出征: 实在不想 对不起了 娃们 good luck

_{… better than the 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.

~ a few forehands – comments fm FB

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!