Sunday 29th March 2015
After Toby lost in the 2nd round of Qualifying yesterday our attention turned to preparing for the doubles but the weather wasn’t agreeing with our training plan for today!
We were up for breakfast at 8am but even by then there had been two heavy downpours in the morning and the messages coming from the tournament site informed us that the courts were soaked. We decided to go to the supermarket at 10am to get some water and lunch but just before we were about to leave there was another storm and this time it lasted for almost half an hour.
Eventually we got out of the hotel and made our way into Oistins to the supermarket but as it was a Sunday they had closed the sandwich bar and the other options for lunch didn’t seem very appetising. So after picking up a few supplies we took a bus into Hastings and got some lunch before heading back to the hotel. On our way back we managed to book the tennis court at the Bougainvillea Beach Resort which is just down the road from our hotel – officially only residents can book but we smiled nicely and they let us book it from 3-4pm.
At 2pm the sun was finally shining so we walked down to a local court that we used last year and had a good physical warm up. We then hit for around 30 minutes before moving to the other court for a good doubles specific training session for an hour. The emphasis for the session was on first volleys and closing the net down in order to get Toby as sharp as possible in case he gets into the doubles tomorrow. The court was great to train on; there were houses either side so there was less wind and there was also a little bit of shade which always helps!
After the session we headed back to the hotel to shower, change and relax before heading out to dinner just before 6pm. We decided to go back to Mama Mia’s tonight and it didn’t disappoint; we both had a bit of a change from pasta and rice and went for a pizza instead and that definitely hit the spot!
On the way back to our hotel we visited Mia Smith and her mum who were staying just down the road. It was great to catch up with them both and I look forward to watching Mia play in the main Draw tomorrow.
Fingers crossed for Toby getting into the doubles or we might be heading home early!
