TUESDAY AT THE WORLD INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MALLORCA SPAIN

It is now Tuesday and I play later this afternoon at another club near the Hotel. There are so many great matches being played today. I won't get to see many of them since I play in the middle of the day. I warmed up early this am, only time to warm up is at 7:30 am or 8 am. Too early for me, but don't have a choice!!
I knew my opponent, but did not really know much about her game. I only remembered that she was a strong person, big serve and big forehand and a solid slice backhand. I began my warm up with her and noticed that she had alot of game, but not consistent so I immediately capitalized on that. I keep the balls deep and played consistent, very normal for me!! The first set was very tight, alot of solid play by her. She served well and played well at the net, put alot of pressure on me early on. I hung in there and after 3-3 I managed to play steady and frustrated her. I ended the set 6-3. I started the second set with some confidence and noticed that she was getting anxious and frustrated. I did hit a few lines a couple of time each game, which frustrated her. I won the second set 6-0. It was closer that the score indicated. Long points and long games, I just happened to win the key points! I am finished with singles and will play the doubles today vs. two Spanish girls. We should be fine, both girls lost early in the singles and did not seem to be strong players.
We played our doubles match early in the afternoon and won easily. Off to sightsee tonight with Egan and Danny!! We rented a car so we could go to other parts of the island and sightsee. There are alot of beautiful places on this island that we wanted to see!! We looked over the map and made the decision to go up to Formenta. High up in the mountain areas and then we would come back down toward the water and have dinner. It was a beautiful drive, I was the designated driver since neither Egan or Danny could drive a manual. I drove and drove and we finally reached the top. It was beautiful. See the pictures on the blog. We found a small town near the water and waited for the sun to set. What a beautiful sight. We ordered the Spanish traditional meal "Paella" and ate, talked about the great matches of the day, drank some wine and enjoyed the sunset. I will always remember tonight!! Tomorrow was going to be a long day for all of us. Tough matches all day!!