First Singles Win!!!
Finally I won my first singles match, and the best part was coming back from behind.
I signed up for my club's ladder and issued my first challenge to a player that is about my level, knowing from the clinics we both attend. However, the match was much tougher than I thought it would be.
This is ladder played based on Super 10 Pro Sets. We started with my serve as I knew I would serve better with the initial energy I have, and when my energy drops my first serves suffer quite a bit. As expected I was serving well, but my opponent wasn't phased by my flat or kick serves, and lost on my serve. Then I broke his serve, then he broke mine again and that's how it continued until 2-2. After that he kept breaking on my serves, but held his, shortly thereafter it was 2-5.

As I went over the level at which I feel my energy is drained and suddenly my energy just doubles and takes me to another level, I started focusing on minimizing my unforced errors, hit few winners and made sure I was going to the net few more times than I was previously. Suddenly it was 4-5, but my opponent also made sure to reduce his unforced errors, but his two-handed backhand being weaker, I kept playing to it as deep as possible using both top spins and slices. Regardless, he kept the lead until 7-9. I started adding few drop shots to the game and hitting much more freely for several winners with my backhands, and the momentum changed. Eventually, I held the next four games for an 11-9 win. It was so very satisfactory, I really enjoyed the feeling.
Hopefully more to come...
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