Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Day 14

Today was another good day for me as I was able to pull out another win in the second round. I played a Tunisian player by the name of Slim Hamza who fought to the end. I started off a little shaky, trading breaks and then holds until it was 3-3 in the first when I got on a roll and broke, held, broke to win the first set 6-3. The second set started off well as I gained a 3-0 advantage before things went downhill. I got a little nervous and started to hit the ball shorter which allowed him to take the offense and come back and win 6-4 in the second. In the third I got back to playing my strengths and with a little help from him, I eased to a 6-1 third set win! I was excited to have won, but I know I will have to pick it up tomorrow as I will be playing 24th ranked Tiago Fernandes from Brazil. He is very solid, but I look forward to another great match. For those who want to follow the match on slam tracker, I will be playing at 11 am on court 8. The rest of the day was relaxing as I watched the Roddick-Cilic match which I couldn't believe Roddick lost and then went out and practiced a bit. Overall, it was a successful day for me and I hope to have another one tomorrow!!
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  1. B's DadJanuary 26, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    A great battle! Thank you for letting us share in your effort. Cries of "point, Mitchell" echoed thoughout our house courtesey of Slamtracker. While we believe that you are, indeed, a Champion, your unvarnished competitiveness. brought alive the words of Theodore Roosevelt, who said:

    “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust, and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

    Congratulations on a great Grand Slam. And say hey to Vinh. Safe travels. B's Dad

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