Game 69: 3rd July

Score Immaterial

Rating: By God, I think she's GOT it

Venue: Green Tenerife

My first ever Singles Padel game. Playing against my competitive daughter we didn't keep score but I could tell I was winning as she was utterly raging at points (at points in time and in and rally points).

I wasn't trying to beat her but she struggles with the glass and in singles Padel, pretty much every point involves the glass.

I can't say I would run back to play it again, I missed the angles in playing cross court and the tactics of a bigger court and multiple players.

What was good was I gave her a loan of my racquet and I played with her entry level Decathlon one, she immediately "got" the harder carbon fibre racquet and loved the accuracy and the noise it made.

Near the end the rallies were going on for a while, and you could see the lightbulb going off about the tactics and the pace.

 "Dad's at the net, I'm going to lob him. OK now I can take the net and go for winners, oh wait he's pushing me back, I'll lob him again" compared to every time we've played Padel previously shes tried to hit a winner on almost any shot.

The court itself was in a sorry state but the normal courts were immaculate. 

It was great to have a cortado after my match and watch the other matches going on


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