What I'm Learning

1. I don't take returning service games seriously enough. I need to fight harder. This is like playing defense in basketball. I make too many unforced errors just getting the return of serve into play. I need to fight to win the first point and/or get to 30 before the server. Because I have a strong service game and can usually hold service, I need to use that to my advantage by applying more pressure on my opponents' service games. If I can hold serve easily, they will feel more pressure on their service games.
2. When faced with a "big" match, a match that "matters" somehow, I am often not competitive. I grow indifferent, telling myself it doesn't matter if I win or lose, when I know damn well that it does matter. This is a seriously fucked up game I play with myself. I need to learn how to walk into a "big" match that "matters" with confidence and set a positive, dominant tone from the get-go.