An Ace Served- A Tennis Obstacle I Overcame

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I was very excited when I was invited to play for the girls’ high school tennis team, when I was still in eighth grade. Playing for the team was both very intense, because of the many practices we had every week, and fun, since I was able to meet my friends. There came a time every week when I would feel very nervous, and that was when we played matches against other high schools. In the first two weeks, I was able to win all my singles and doubles matches, which helped me gain a lot of confidence. This was until the third week, when I played a strong, well-known tennis player named Noor, who was also very high in the USTA rankings.
When I realized I was playing against her my confidence left me, like the air I was breathing out. Luckily, I was playing Noor in doubles first so I thought I could strategize and try to pinpoint her strengths and weaknesses. So, my partner and I stepped onto the court, and found ourselves down by three games in less than ten minutes. We tried to relax ourselves and play better but only got more tensed and therefore lost the match in less than an hour...

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