There were deuces in every game. Down love-2, then 2-2, then 3-3, down again 3-5. It was my serve and got to 4-5, broke my opponent's serve and made it to 5-5. At this point, all the other matches were done and finished. It's been well over an hour and we are still on our first set. Up 6-5, my opponent held her serve to tie it up to 6-6.
Tie breaker is first to 7, win by two. I was down again 4-6, our team mates were watching which made both of us even more nervous. Broke both her serves to reach 6-6. Two set points saved! A long rally came next, a backhand volley winner gave me a set point. I felt so much pressure, really surprised what happened next: ACE! 8-6. First set cleared after nearly two hours of play!
The second set was also filled with deuces; but, unlike the first set, I was unable to convert any game points - losing the second set 1-6. Sad? I don't think so. The score does not say much but that second set also ran long - 50 minutes.
All in all, my team won. I found out later that our first set was actually the deciding set for the team. Phew! Glad I was able to close that one out :)
It's been a really hard day today; but, this was just what I needed. A long, grueling, almost 3-hour battle that ended as a personal tie, but an overall team win.
Goes to show that team greatness is just as sweet as personal greatness.
I feel much better now :)
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i'm playing tennis thursday. wanna join?
So what was the score of the third set?
No 3rd set. League play is just two sets. Either lose both, win both, or split.
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