Gunnersbury Park Tennis Courts

David: A fun match with Allen on a sunny, blustery and slightly wet Sunday morning at Gunnersbury Park! The rain poured throughout our warm-up but fortunately the sun came out just before the start of play! The wind continued throughout but you can’t have it all! Allen was the better player in the opening set. I struggled to find my rhythm and cope with the ferocity of Allen’s ground strokes and he raced into a 3-0 lead. Although I finally got on the scoreboard, Allen claimed the next three games with relative ease and soon took the overall lead! However, the second set was a different story! Allen began to struggle with a shoulder problem and he didn’t generate as much power and accuracy on his serve and ground strokes! I took advantage and soon established a 2-0 lead. Allen reduced the deficit but I held after a long fourth game to make it 3-1. We shared the next two games and I went 4-2 up. I won the next two games to level the match and force a deciding tie-break! Despite my best efforts, Allen rediscovered his form from the opening set! Allen sent down a brilliant ace and subsequently took a commanding 3-0 lead. I claimed the next point but Allen grew in confidence, stamped his authority on proceedings and deservedly clinched victory! Well played Allen! We had some great rallies and thanks for agreeing to play with an injury! I hope you fully recover and come back even stronger! Maybe I won’t even win a game next time!

Robin: Really great rallies, v competitive game!

Nick: Thanks for the game Andrei. Super windy but at least no rain!

Elena: Good game, best of luck with the rest of the matches!

Haider: Quite fun game. Each game came down to the deuce

Domenico: Cheers Pietro, great game!

Doug: Tricky conditions and a tricky opponent! Great game!

Alex: Great game with lots of good rallies. Doug is a brilliant player