franco Rodriguez
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well guys this weekend i played on another open division here in the south. im form california witch i played a lot of 4.5 tournaments when i was a 4.0 because i always liked competition it doesn't matter if i win or lose , i guess for me is all about the experience i gain in every match, using different techniques on different players. sometimes i won sometimes i lost, more winnings than loses haha.
now i consider myself a strong 4.5 i have heavy top spin on back hand and forehand and a great kick serve. i been playing in the open division since there is not to many 5.0 division tournaments and its just amazing the experience i got playing in an open, there is so many good players and just makes me wana practice with my ball machine everyday so i can comeback next week or next month and try to get a better result.
in my first open i got spanked 6 0 6 2 by a 5.5 player in the first round. i was trying to play as hard as i could and trying to keep the ball in court but he was just good at pushing the ball in until i made a mistake and he will put the ball away. i learn that technique from him and it worked on the second set. thats how i got those 2 games i broke his serve twice just playing him with heavy topspin and making him make the error and just take advantage of it. he still killed me tho .
this weekend i went to another open. this time i played with a 5.0 player. guys it was a tough match. i was down 4.1 he was playing very good i was making a lot of errors but i came back and we went on a tie break he won the first set 12 10 . i was playing with fear trying to hard to keep the ball in and i wasnt playing my game and going for winners. second set was same thing he was up 4.1 i was playing the same until for some reason i was ok im gona lose so im just gonna try to hit my shots just like hitting my ball machine and suddenly we tied 4.4 and i came back to win the set 7.5 . 3rd set was a tie break and i won 10.7 , it was an awesome feeling my first win playing an open as a 4.5 the match was over 2 hours and my body was in bad shape i was cramping in 6 different spots legs forearm even in my stomach i was drinking a lot of water idk how i got so dehydrated i had to stretch for an hour and rest since my second round match was schedule for noon and my match was over at 10.20 in the morning.
2 round match was another 5.0 player young tennis couch pretty cool guy. while warming up he saw me cramping up and stuff and he gave me couple of minutes to stretch and stuff very cool.
we start playing and it was a tied match 3.3 and he broke me 4.3 after that was tryng my hardest to keep playing but he notice i was tired and started to give me drop shots and just making me run all over the court , very smart guy , i probably would have done the same haha. he ended up biting me 6.3 6.3
my hole body is sore from yesterday im kinda glad i lost. i was gona be hurting today if i would have played another match. the best advice to give you guys to play with those dudes that have heavy shots and play hard is to play your game, they hate slow high balls makes them make errors and when u get the chance you can hit your winner and get the point. patience is the key at least for me.
in 2 weeks im gona try to play another open. i will let you know guys how it goes.
btw sorry for my grammar im not born in the US lol
now i consider myself a strong 4.5 i have heavy top spin on back hand and forehand and a great kick serve. i been playing in the open division since there is not to many 5.0 division tournaments and its just amazing the experience i got playing in an open, there is so many good players and just makes me wana practice with my ball machine everyday so i can comeback next week or next month and try to get a better result.
in my first open i got spanked 6 0 6 2 by a 5.5 player in the first round. i was trying to play as hard as i could and trying to keep the ball in court but he was just good at pushing the ball in until i made a mistake and he will put the ball away. i learn that technique from him and it worked on the second set. thats how i got those 2 games i broke his serve twice just playing him with heavy topspin and making him make the error and just take advantage of it. he still killed me tho .
this weekend i went to another open. this time i played with a 5.0 player. guys it was a tough match. i was down 4.1 he was playing very good i was making a lot of errors but i came back and we went on a tie break he won the first set 12 10 . i was playing with fear trying to hard to keep the ball in and i wasnt playing my game and going for winners. second set was same thing he was up 4.1 i was playing the same until for some reason i was ok im gona lose so im just gonna try to hit my shots just like hitting my ball machine and suddenly we tied 4.4 and i came back to win the set 7.5 . 3rd set was a tie break and i won 10.7 , it was an awesome feeling my first win playing an open as a 4.5 the match was over 2 hours and my body was in bad shape i was cramping in 6 different spots legs forearm even in my stomach i was drinking a lot of water idk how i got so dehydrated i had to stretch for an hour and rest since my second round match was schedule for noon and my match was over at 10.20 in the morning.
2 round match was another 5.0 player young tennis couch pretty cool guy. while warming up he saw me cramping up and stuff and he gave me couple of minutes to stretch and stuff very cool.
we start playing and it was a tied match 3.3 and he broke me 4.3 after that was tryng my hardest to keep playing but he notice i was tired and started to give me drop shots and just making me run all over the court , very smart guy , i probably would have done the same haha. he ended up biting me 6.3 6.3
my hole body is sore from yesterday im kinda glad i lost. i was gona be hurting today if i would have played another match. the best advice to give you guys to play with those dudes that have heavy shots and play hard is to play your game, they hate slow high balls makes them make errors and when u get the chance you can hit your winner and get the point. patience is the key at least for me.
in 2 weeks im gona try to play another open. i will let you know guys how it goes.
btw sorry for my grammar im not born in the US lol
