We arrived in San Luis Potosi on Sunday, just in time for the opening ceremonies. The ceremonies were fantastic, great food, and good entertainment. There are many diffierent countries represented here, from Japan, Germany, Argentina, Spain, Belgium, South Africa, Puerto Rico, etc. It was great to see my old foreign friends again. The draws have been made and play begins on Monday. I am seeded 3 but the entire draw is full of great players. Some that just aged up to the 45's!!
Monday: I have a bye so we just trained in the morning and in the afternoon. I hit with my Belgium friend and former 5 time world champion in the morning for warm up. The courts we are on are painted asphalt!! Unbelievably difficult to play on.
Tuesday: I play a girl from Finland today. I won easily and will play in the quarters against the big Lefty from Ireland. I wrote about her earlier during the team competition. She has one of the biggest serves in the 45's !!!
Wednesday: I played in the quarters this am and won the first set. I struggled alot during the set. There were heavy winds and my opponents shots were very hard and difficult to get back. Especially in the wind!!! Her big groundstrokes kept me back and i could not dictate well. She won the second in a very tight set. I really thought I had her in the third set but she came on very strong, only double faulting a few times and hitting her serves very well. I had many break points but with the big lefty serve she found a way to get back to deuces. I ended up losing in 6-3 in the third. I was disappointed but realized later that the court conditions favored her game very well and did not help mine at all!!!! In any case I am playing doubles soon and don't want to sbe negative.
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