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We played our last game this morning, a bit of a nervous performance in front of some good Aussie supporters. We lost 2-1 (20-22, 21-12, 15-13) to Huseby - Hellum from Norway, definately a beatable team. It is a dissapointing way to finish the tour but at least we come away with a clear picture of what we need to work on: consistency and confidence in our game.
We will be home in a couple of weeks after a short trip through the States. Thanks heaps to everyone who has been reading, posting comments and supporting us from home. It has meant alot to both of us to have people back home cheering us on.
When we get home it will be back into training with Dan at the QAS, looking to make the most of the experience we’ve gained here and prepare for the World Tour event in Indonesia in October and of course the Aussie National Tour in November.
Cheers,
Brad
16 games in 8 days. Exhasted? Yup. I rolled out of bed this morning and just made it for breakfast at 11am. Thinking about what I want to do today, sleeping is definately high on the list, perhaps behind going to the courts to check out the awesome crowd here in Baden one more time, and to thank the organizers for such a massively fun time before we fly off to Canada.
It was a pity that we didn’t make it through to Sunday here: we finished 9th yesterday evening, but a day off does feel pretty good. We played 4 matches yesterday (ok so here they play best of 3 sets to only 15 points, but we’re still knackered). Three of the games were on center court surounded by honestly the best crowd I have seen. That was fun. We lost the first game in a big upset, then knocked out two teams in the losers bracket before losing a great 3 setter to a good team. It was amazing how much fun we had playing in front of that crowd and I think we played pretty well. One thing I remember is jump serving an ace on the baseline to save one match point in the last game, I think that’s an indication of how we were playing, going hard despite the pressure (for most of the game at least). Duck has been siding out like a champ too, so things are felling positive at the moment. I feel that the pressure of playing internationally is somehow much higher that playing at home, so I’m glad that we are learning to deal with it. Oh, and the players party last night was much fun too, but I think I’ve already said too much for one post.
Tsüss!
Brad
