If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match without being able to hold a racquet in your hands.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It was very hard for me to practice and enjoy my tennis, and I didn't know the why, so I worked with psychologists to try and see what was happening. They pushed me really hard.
I did a really good job of sticking to the tennis court.
That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that.
Each weekend I play at least one and maybe two sets of tennis a day. My doubles team was in the finals recently at my tennis club in Palm Beach and lost a tiebreaker after a three-hour match. I must confess, by the end of the three hours, I was relieved it was over.
I've played too many tennis hours.
Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.
I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.
Tennis was never work for me, tennis was fun. And the tougher the battle and the longer the match, the more fun I had.
With everything else that would swirl around me when I got involved in it, tennis was my main concern.
As soon as I step on the court I just try to play tennis and don't find excuses. You know, I just lost because I lost, not because my arm was sore.
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