Tuesday 17th January 2012
Hey everybody, last blog of the trip so I’m writing it. If you have read any of the previous Blogs from this tournament then you probably would have gathered that my name is Mia!
Today we had a bit of a lie in compared to the morning before and had breakfast at 6:55am to give it at least an hour to digest before we started warming up at 8:10. We left the hotel with our bags and suitcases (Babolat everywhere!) to head over to the centre by 8am. We then prepared our water etc, and warmed up together. As it turned out Rob wasted his time warming up because I ended up hitting with a Serbian boy. It was a good pre-match hit and I left the court feeling good with one hour before my first match. I got changed into my match kit and then I did my pre-match analysis sheet before Rob and I went through it. I was ready to take to the court against Mijam Bjorklund at 10 am.
I started off striking the ball well but making too many errors and I went down 1-3*. This wasn’t a time for slow starting because in consolation it is only short sets to 4 but I managed to fight back to *4-3. I then lost that game to go 4-4. It was a long tiebreak in which I didn’t help myself because I wasn’t showing any energy or pumping myself up but my tennis pulled me through and I won 11-9. In the second set the same score-line was followed except she went 3-4 up. I came through once again playing exceptionally well but still not showing energy I needed to dictate with my presence as well as my tennis. I won the match 5-4(9) 5-4(2).
I only had just over an hour to each lunch, change and get prepared for my next match so I ate lunch and changed quickly before I went through my match with Rob. I then did another pre-match analysis sheet for my second match against Tessah Adrianjafitrimo from France.
I hit the court just before 2pm and was up for a good match with good energy and professionalism. The girl was better than in my first match but unfortunately I wasn’t playing as well as my first match. My energy and attitude was much better though. So it was basically the reverse of the first match! I lost the first set to love but fought hard to go 2-0 up in the second but then the unforced errors crept back in and she took the match 4-0 4-2.
Rob and I went through the match before I headed off to shower and change and then we jumped back on the road home. Before we left there was a quick panic as we couldn’t find the car keys but then once we found them we thanked the referee and said goodbye.
It was a positive week overall and I am ready to get back to some tough training before flying across the ocean next week to Africa! I can’t wait! I hope you all enjoyed reading this Blog and come and read them again when were in Nairobi!
Bye!
