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**infelconi** · 12-20-2008, 01:57 AM

I don't know if this is true for anyone else, but i find that i play my best in matches where i am really outclassed, and really don't have much of a chance. i'm guessing it is so because I am so much more relaxed then I usually am. In a way it is kind of frustrating because I would win a lot more matches if I could do this against players more of my caliber, but it is nice to be able to say you hung with whoever for two sets

I think this is true with respect to being more relaxed and that the better caliber player will make us look better because the quality increases by default.

I am thinking of a thread that would be more fun would be with concern to most embarassing losses. I don't want to come across here like someone who is so down on himself that I need people to pump me up. I am a pretty solid and accomplished player for my level whom others respect. Nonetheless, on to a great embarassing loss....

I was playing in a summer tournament and my opponent had played in Division II college, but he was pretty out of playing shape and had returned to the area after being away for about 5 yrs. He had gone out and drank 2 beers and had Buffalo wings with friends, not aware that his match may go on early. He was about 6 ft 4 and a serve volley player. As rare as they are on the pro tour, even more rare for me to have faced in a 4.0 tournament. Climax of the story...I lose 6-4, 6-2. Pretty soundly despite the score. My opponent was having severe gastroesophogeal reflux and was puking up beer and wings into his mouth and running to the fence to spit it out THROUGH THE ENTIRE MATCH. He still ran 1/8th as much as I did and made it to the semis. It was a serious WTF moment.

12-20-2008, 01:57 AM	#6
infelconi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	I don't know if this is true for anyone else, but i find that i play my best in matches where i am really outclassed, and really don't have much of a chance. i'm guessing it is so because I am so much more relaxed then I usually am. In a way it is kind of frustrating because I would win a lot more matches if I could do this against players more of my caliber, but it is nice to be able to say you hung with whoever for two sets I think this is true with respect to being more relaxed and that the better caliber player will make us look better because the quality increases by default. I am thinking of a thread that would be more fun would be with concern to most embarassing losses. I don't want to come across here like someone who is so down on himself that I need people to pump me up. I am a pretty solid and accomplished player for my level whom others respect. Nonetheless, on to a great embarassing loss.... I was playing in a summer tournament and my opponent had played in Division II college, but he was pretty out of playing shape and had returned to the area after being away for about 5 yrs. He had gone out and drank 2 beers and had Buffalo wings with friends, not aware that his match may go on early. He was about 6 ft 4 and a serve volley player. As rare as they are on the pro tour, even more rare for me to have faced in a 4.0 tournament. Climax of the story...I lose 6-4, 6-2. Pretty soundly despite the score. My opponent was having severe gastroesophogeal reflux and was puking up beer and wings into his mouth and running to the fence to spit it out THROUGH THE ENTIRE MATCH. He still ran 1/8th as much as I did and made it to the semis. It was a serious WTF moment.
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