Staying focused

My semifinal opponent today was an excellent athlete and smart squash player. He is the kind of player that can cause all sorts of problems if you get into a rallying match with him – so I did everything I could to avoid that. My goal was to put pressure on him and hurt him with every shot. In the first two games we had long points but I was able to limit the amount of running I did and inflict a fair amount of damage. After two games he was pretty beat up and I was up 2-0. Going into the third I made a conscious effort not to rush the points by attacking to the back, and I

US 45+ Nationals semifinals

US 45+ Nationals semifinals

started off by inflicting a fair amount of damage and got a solid lead. Midway through, however, when I should have picked up the pace and gone for the kill, I kept the points long and he started to get into a bit of a groove and won a few points (including an interesting stroke call). I took this as a bit of a wake-up and picked up the pace and rolled off the last few points to win 11-7, 11-8, 11-8.

I am looking forward to the finals tomorrow. My opponent is a very experienced, strong player from Quebec who had a great 3-2 win today avenging his loss in the finals last year. I look forward to going head to head with him and giving him everything I’ve got.

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