{"id":37262,"date":"2012-11-26T17:59:38","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T17:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=37262"},"modified":"2012-11-26T21:56:50","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T21:56:50","slug":"the-w-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=37262","title":{"rendered":"The W Factor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>An eventful day.
\nSending the kids back to their paradises<\/a>. They hugged me at parting,
\n“Mom, it’s only three weeks, we’ll be back.”
\nStill, it’s a sad moment for me, happy for them. The result of bad mothering.<\/p>\n

Giants got annihilated last week by the Cincinnati Bengals (31-13). So, to show my moral support, with home made dip. As it turned out, they destroyed the Green Bay Packers to a 38-10 win (Eli Manning passed 249 yards). Oh well. It’s not nearly as exciting as my SNT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peacock Wai whose ring is frequently kissed by the previous organizers (yes, they even asked for his autograph .. !!), had a huge night:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wai\/Tony vs Ral\/Dan: 6-0, 6-3
\nWai\/Gis vs Dan\/Sachi: 6-1
\nWai\/Sachi vs Dan\/Gis: 6-0<\/p>\n

Ral is a former teaching pro<\/a> who’s in shape and extremely competitive. Extracting a bagel out of him is no small feat. Reportedly the Pro got upset again by a questionable line call made by the girl, surrendered the set at 3 after the 3-1 lead. Actually the same girl has made a line call that was reversed by her partner. So, it seems she isn’t the cheating type but not as sharp as many 4.0 guys.<\/p>\n

Later I spoke with the girl who couldn’t even remember the incidents.
\n“I really had good time playing, perhaps didn’t even notice.” She felt that her opponents had no chance of winning and went on to say, “when the ball is on my side of the court, I hope my opponents respect my line call because I have a closer view.”<\/p>\n

It’s better to air the dispute right away, so all involved could solve it immediately. Especially on the har tru surface, the mark might still be traceable.<\/p>\n

Another bad news is, one of my mates popped his Achilles about 40 minutes into the two-hour long play. Aouch .. Speedy recovery J!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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