Last night I was very upset about my performance at this tournament.  I know I have been able to power up in the past but only have glimpses of it now.  I blame it on the interruptions in my life, the interruptions in my training.  It is hard to understand but days of interruption like a cold or flu set you back weeks.  You have an injury and that sets you back even more.  A simple thing like a blister slows you down.  A technical problem like a loose or worn grip OR a bent axle or a strap that does not hold cannot not be tolerated.  Those things must be fixed before you can continue.  Interruptions always take a longer sport recovery than the time of the interruption. That is to get back to where you were. Then you can start to improve. For instance I had a bad cold before this tournament.  I took off about a week and a half before the games began.  Not only did the time off affect me but the time of sickness did too.  So here I go whacking balls in a tournament after being sick but not being able to whack them the way they should be WHACKED.  I cannot be mad at myself for a performance that I hope to have when I am under these circumstances.  It is the way it is.  I have to leave with the good.

Am I disappointed?  Well I sure was yesterday and earlier today. But I have to take the good.  I served better then my opponents.  No doubt.  I moved better than my opponents.  No doubt. I won points, games, sets and matches. But not as many as I would like to have won.

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