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I just looked into getting a UTR and am oddly excited about posting recent and future matches! I'm playing in a non-USTA or other recognized league for UTR and I have to manually post each result, which then has to be verified by my opponent. I get why they don't want people posting unverified...

Not to distract, but I've got to say that Trevisan's face after she defeated Bertens was one of the few genuinely happy and beautiful faces I've seen this whole tournament.

agreed.Can’t do much about the sun though.

Papa Kenin even impacted the Ferro match. I’m actually a bit surprised the umpires or supervisors tolerate that stuff as much as they do.

i mean Collins already threw out her boyfriend it seems. Right? Or did I see that wrong.

I know the quality of this match is amazing, but I can’t help but rename this match to the All-American Suburban Championship. If there’s a third set, I’m totally expecting tons of passive aggressive looks, complaints, and crocodile tears. I hope I’m wrong though.

Just downloaded Tapatalk Pro for iPhone and attempted to sign in to TT there. I keep getting an error (below). Anyone else get this and know how to resolve? Thanks! “Login Failed - You are not logged in or do not have permission to perform this action.”

i understand your points here. However I think the thread is speaking more to the use of the 1HBH and 2HBH in regular groundstroke situations, not as solely a defensive situation as you’ve stated. I’d agree with you that a 1HBH provides more options in defensive/return situations.

I have to agree with you here. I'm hitting a OHBH right now and it feels very loose and free. However, footwork and positioning is key if you want to get the most out of it. Not to mention it just feels amazing when you rip a perfect shot with it. The margin for error is way smaller than a THBH...

Two handed backhand, that's why I just use one!

The feet stay quick, but the positioning is definitely a new skill to learn. On the speed front, it is ridiculously fun to surprise people by hunting down drop shots that would otherwise be surefire points.:)

I suppose I'm just speaking more as a lifelong competitive athlete that wants to succeed at a new sport. Oh well.

Yeah it does! It's rare that anyone will get exactly what they want. I'd say that being successful (in any sport) is being able to adapt.

I'd say if you're getting opponents that are dinking the ball over, that should give you ample opportunity to practice putting away points. That way, when you're playing your long, fast rallies later on, you know how to capitalize on a mishit or mistake. Same thing happened to me on my first...

I've heard this a lot from my opponents in my 3.0-3.5 leagues (7-1 combined record this season) that I've played in so far. They ask me how long I've been playing and when I say 4-5 months, they don't believe me. I played soccer most of my life (or other form of athletics) at a reasonably high...

I don't know if I'd win more matches, but I'd certainly be more bored with my stagnant and predictable game. I think (at least for me), being a pusher is an early-match tactic to figure out my opponent's tendencies, shot patterns, and evaluate any weaknesses. Once I can figure that out, that's a...

Haha good point. ATP = Adenosine triphosphate everyone!

That's a very interesting accommodation to have. I don't think a coach or pro (at least at my home complex) has any right to kick anyone off a court that they reserved without either a refund and transfer to another court. The front office usually makes sure that courts for class don't get...

I did. I definitely had to navigate people to get to my water bottle and towel during a changeover.

Yeah there was definitely a coach there teaching. They said something to the parent but it was more of a "I have to tell you to move, but I won't make you" kind of thing. I spoke with the parent for a little bit and she said something along the lines of "This must be your first time here, I've...

Fun story from this morning: My opponent and I are in our 2nd set of our match when a kids' group lesson starts up on the adjacent court. As we keep playing, a parent and her two kids hop on our court's bench (presumably because it was the shaded side) to put some sunscreen on. On it's own...

I'll usually go with a banana or some kind of quick energy before a match (if its a morning match). If it's particularly hot, I'll bring a quick energy gel or something like that to go along with a sports drink (Body Armor) and water to fuel up during a match. Burning fat is one thing, but...

Well done by Feli!

So who the heck is supposed to win this thing now?!

Does anyone know of any apps or other tools to help us regular folk get a read on the ball speed of our serves, groundstrokes, etc?

This sounds about right based on what I've seen so far. It sounds like 3.5s (myself included) can get excited after hitting a few good shots in a row and go for broke instead of just hitting more good solid shots.

It sounds like we're on the same path here. I got the opportunity to play with a 4.0-4.5 yesterday. And even though I got double bageled, there were a lot of hopeful moments. The biggest difference I noticed between him and I was that he had consistency, pace, and placement, whereas I could only...

Stan not messing around! Read that serve, ran AROUND IT to smash home the forehand RoS?!?! You kidding me?!

He should have just kept hitting at murray until he got a winning opportunity, that's been working for him well so far!

C'mon Stan!