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Received an email from coach manny tecson regarding their upcoming tournaments
WERE ALL SET TO GO TO THE US AND MEXICO PRO CIRCUITS TO PREPARE FOR THE US OPEN JUNIORS
Dear Everybody,
I am humbly informing everyone that Jeson Patrombon, Marc Reyes and yours truly will be leaving for the United States this coming July 27, 2011 to compete in two (2) Men’s $10,000 Futures in Illinois and three (3) Men’s $10,000 Futures in Mexico under the Elite Training Programs and sponsorship of the Tennis Academy of the Philippines Foundation headed by Chairman Congressman Romeo G. Jalosjos to keep developing our game and performance in the men’s tour. After these Pro tournaments, Jeson and I will proceed to New York to compete in the US Open Grand Slam which will probably be our last tournament in the junior division.
I would also like to share to everyone that during the Wimbledon Championships a few weeks ago Mr. Vijay Armitraj and his partner while commentating a match for Star Sports started to talk about junior prospects and future players to watch in Wimbledon. Our player and TAPF scholar Jeson Patrombon’s name was mentioned by these tennis experts who I have great admiration and respect due to their knowledge and experience in the game. These tennis experts especially Mr. Armitraj who I had the pleasure of meeting personally a few years back has seen generations of junior players that blossomed in their careers in the Professional Tour. This is a good indication for us that our programs and planning for our scholars at TAPF is bearing fruit and our efforts are being recognized in the international scene. The fact that Jeson’s name was mentioned to be one of the upcoming junior players in the world to watch, show’s that there is indeed potential in Jeson and we have to capitalize on the momentum. This is also one of the reasons why I chose to bring Jeson and Marc to the US and Mexico Pro circuits even if I knew that the competition will be stiffer and harder due to the draw being 128 in the qualifying with only 8 players getting in the main draw. What these means to us in terms of our development is that for six weeks we will be competing hard and grinding it out against very tough professional and college players in the United States week after week. This is definitely the environment I want for Jeson and Marc to get tougher mentally and physically. If we want to be truly a legitimate contender in the Pro Tour in the near future we could never just play in one continent against players whose tennis styles we have already adapted too. We should be able to compete and win anywhere and against anyone no matter who is the competition and where he is from. Now is the time for Jeson and Marc to get use to these types of competitions through a lot of coaching and experience to prepare them 2 or 3 years down the road for the main Tour in the ATP.
We have to keep pushing and believing in our goals to be a top class ATP player in the world. We have done this in the junior level and now it is time to do the same in the men’s. We know it won’t be easy and it is not cheap to develop elite players. Hundreds or even thousands of hours of coaching, motivating, training, year round tough competitions here and abroad, time, money, commitment and hard work are key essentials to keep this dream alive. But I believe we will get there someday. Step by step we will make it and we have to stay positive no matter what.
Until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2011, 10:42:17 AM » |
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Good Luck guys!!! Make pinoys proud !!!
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2011, 10:46:55 AM » |
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yun oh, Good Luck!
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2011, 05:09:44 PM » |
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God Bless and Lot's of Luck sa team....,may god be with you!
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2011, 01:28:08 AM » |
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Let us all hope for a fruitful campaign.
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TENNIS IS A MIND GAME ... IN ORDER TO PLAY YOU NEED A MIND THAT IS CAPABLE OF FOCUS!!!
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« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2011, 01:45:28 AM » |
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Both Jeson and Marc will face American oponents in the 2nd round of qualifying... unfortunately they are also in the same draw.
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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2011, 01:47:41 AM » |
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good luck to marc!
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2011, 06:00:53 AM » |
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there's another pinoy kid there ,too, his name is Mico Santiago.
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2011, 10:47:26 AM » |
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Joseph
Mico Santiago is not in the same class as Jeson - Mico used to train with Manny before and we know him and Joseph Santiago very well. Jeson is tour material now.
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2011, 12:01:18 PM » |
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Results:
Patrombon lost to Kalmanovich 2-6;4-6
Reyes beat Benchetrit 6-1;6-2
Santiago lost to Sofaer 7-5;6-4;3-6
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« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2011, 08:43:59 PM » |
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Another Email update from coach manny tecson.
IT’S BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR US WITH UNITED AIRWAYS HERE IN CHICAGO IL.
Dear Everybody,
After enduring almost 20 hours of flight time from Manila to Chicago comes our nightmare with United Airlines. First our 10:20 pm connecting flight from Chicago to Springfield was canceled at about 1 AM in the morning which means we have to wait at the airport for another 7 more hours before our morning flight, second we have to be at Decatur the same day before 6pm to sign-in for the tournament qualifying, third we lost precious hours of practice and training time before the competition on the 29th of July and the worst of them all when we arrived at Springfield Airport, United Airways left our bags and tennis rackets back in Chicago. What this means is that totally we won’t even have a single day or hour to hit to get adjusted to the courts and the hot and dry weather before the tournament. I filed a complaint with management of United Airways and they are trying to locate our bags and rackets and promised to deliver our stuff by midnight today or early in the morning which is already the start of the qualifying rounds. That is why I requested the tournament referee to schedule our matches late in the afternoon to hopefully retrieve our things just in time to play our matches. My request was granted and I told the boys that these experiences will just make us more determined to succeed. Instead of dwelling on the things that are beyond our control we might as well focused on dealing with the situation and adjusting our mind set for tomorrow’s matches. I hope and pray that our things will arrive by tomorrow so we can play which we came here for. Well got to go for now and until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2011, 08:48:05 PM » |
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Another Email on Jeson and Marc's Performance. Sadly the delay in the baggage was very troublesome for them since they lost precious time for practice and grooving, hopefully jeson bounces back but showing more maturity this time..
MARC IS IN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE QUALIES HERE IN DECATUR
Dear Everybody,
Our bags finally arrived just this morning and we immediately went to the courts to hit only for 30 minutes which was the time given to us by the officials before our matches. We are still missing Marc’s other bag with his clothes in it, that is why in his match today he borrowed some of my shirts for him to use.
While warming up and hitting today, I can sense the boys were struggling in their timing and the dry hot weather which is in the 100 degrees. Yesterday we could not even do conditioning or running since we don’t have shoes to do it. For 2 days we were stagnant and the only thing we can do was to do pushups and sit-ups in our hotel room and some leg training while barefooted to maximize our time so we could stay in shape. We only have the clothes that we wore since boarding our flight in Manila and each day we were anxious about the arrival of our baggage. I told Jeson and Marc to set their minds to play tough tennis and accept the fact that we are going to struggle, but we will fight to win.
These unexpected things do happen in the circuit and I do believe that part of the mental development of players are not just about winning matches but solving and dealing with crisis like these.
Today Marc played very well and he was able to weather the storm to win 6-1, 6-2 against Kevin Beuchetrit of France. Marc played solid hard court tennis and the adjustments we made in his game paid off. Actually this is Marc’s 1st hard court tournament and all his life he was playing on clay. He just came back from a 3 month Italian men’s clay court circuit which is part of our TAPF program for his continued development. This is why I have to change his position in the court by making him stand a little closer from the baseline to take the ball earlier and for him to cut the angles much quicker. A few weeks ago he was just so far back from the baseline and was still thinking like a clay court player, but today he was hitting the balls at bounce and was mixing his serves very well for him to attack the mid-court balls. Tomorrow he will play a seeded player from the United States and it is going to be a battle.
Jeson on the other hand lost 6-2, 6-4 to Roy Kalmanovich of the United States. As I have known Jeson for a long time, Jeson is the type of player that needs a few days of hitting and training to adjust to his new environment. He needs time to groove to get his rhythm going and 30 minutes of hitting will not cut it for him. A lot of players in the tour have the same system as Jeson and this is the reason why players travel early to their destinations to acclimatize and to get their games sharper before their match starts. This has happened to us twice already, the first one at Aegon and now Decatur. In Aegon, we went to the UK 2 days earlier so we can train and hit to get use to the grass courts. Unfortunately it was raining so bad and non-stop for 2 consecutive days which ruined our preparations.
But as soon as Jeson was able to practice more on the grass his game started picking up at Wimbledon and his confidence was on the rise. I believe in the coming days Jeson’s game will keep getting better and he will be ready for the next legs at Edwardsville and Mexico. He still has a doubles match with Marc and hopefully they get in the main draw for some more matches.
In the second set of Jeson’s singles match today his game was starting to find the marks and his rhythm was getting better. Jeson was leading at 4-3 with several break points to get to a 5-3 lead but was not able to capitalize on his chances. At 4 games all, Jeson lost his serve by miss hitting two forehands and his opponent started taking more risk in his return of serves to put pressure on Jeson which paid off for Kalmanovich to earn him a break of serve and the lead at 5-4. The American was able to close out the match by holding his serve with 2 good service winners at 30 all to take the match 6-2, 6-4.
Jeson and I had a heart to heart talk after his match and right after our talk he started running for 30 minutes on his own and he asked me coach can you to train me again for an hour so I can find my rhythm. This is the maturity I am looking for in a player and Jeson is exemplifying the right attitude of a Professional player. Instead of sulking in defeat he chose to accept and work harder. I am very proud of the boys in spite of the things that we have to go through. Until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2011, 11:40:27 PM » |
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thanks for the info cypher  |
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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2011, 07:47:14 AM » |
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Fantastic reporting.
As for travelling in US: I follow a blog since 3 years from a swedish doubles player (Robert Lindstedt, doubles finalist last 2 years in Wimbledon).
Conclusion: Travelling in US is worst. Cancelled flights, missing connections, luggage astray. Happens all the time, also for ATP players.
PS Can someone give me more background of Mark Reyes, new name for me.
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« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2011, 09:51:20 AM » |
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Marc lost retired 2-5 down in the third set.
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« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2011, 10:27:21 AM » |
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It happen to us when I wnet to montreal to play wta tournament with my women's player before our luggage didn't arrived until 3 days so my players bought tennis wears to use for her match. It was a learning experience so next time so have to hand carry clothes,shoes,rackets,etc...
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« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2011, 06:56:04 PM » |
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COMING TO THE US AND MEXICO WAS THE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE!
Dear Everybody,
Coming to the United States and Mexico Futures was the right decision to make because our boys are gaining so much experience in managing and handling different crisis and trials on and off the court that can affect their performance.
This first leg in Decatur showed me that our boys have the mental attitude, skills and ability to take on the competition. This leg also showed me the strong positive character that our players have in dealing with different challenging situations that are very crucial in the development of young players.
Marc is blossoming into a future ATP player. His game and attitude is gaining respect over here, and players and coaches are telling me he is a very good player. Marc lost a battle today to the no. 12 seed Emery David of the United States 3-6, 6-1, 5-2(ret.). Marc could have won this match in straight sets if not for the cramps he suffered in the second and third set. Marc was dominating the first set and holding serve comfortably but the rallies where tough and long. He was able to defend well against his opponent and played aggressive at the right times and moments to win the first set 6-3. But in the second set Marc started cramping due to the 110 degrees weather and the limited practice time we had since coming over here just a few days ago. The cramping started limiting his movements in the court which is very important in Marc’s game since he is a grinder and a counter puncher. In the third game of the third set at 1 all Marc cramped badly and was lying down in the court. The medics came to assist and help him recover but he was penalized for the delay of game which he lost his serve to hand the game to his opponent for a 2-1 lead.
He was cramping badly in this third set and I told him to stop already because I don’t want any further injury due to the fact that we still have several legs to go in this circuit. But Marc doesn’t want to quit and he kept on playing and fighting which I respected very much. He is a fighter but at times a stubborn one. At 5-2 with Marc serving he cramped again for the third time and he was limping in the court while the umpire was watching and timing him. I have to shout on top of my voice just to tell him to stop the match which finally he did.
I explained to him that being brave is a great trade mark of top players, but also being smart will keep you from injuring yourself badly for you to fight and play another day, especially with the temperatures reaching 110 degrees today here in Decatur.
Jeson and Marc are showing me that they possess the right stuff and attitude to be a world class tennis player. These are the positive attitudes that‘s developing in our boys.
Yesterday after Jeson lost his match he admitted to me that he needs to train harder and immediately went for a 30 minutes jog under the heat. Today Jeson trained in the middle of the day and the toughest time to practice without complains for him to get adjusted to the extreme heat.
Marc on the other hand showed me that he is a fighter and not a quitter. He gave me a glimpse of his ability and I am so proud of him today. He even apologized to me for cramping and promised me to do much better the next time around. Marc is a joy to coach and he listens so intently in all my coaching sessions with him. He gives value to what you are saying and he does what you tell him to do. That is why I believe he will be a good addition in our Davis Cup team in the near future.
This first leg of the circuit was very challenging for us with all the trials and crisis that we went through: the delay of flights, sleeping in the airport, jet lag, no practice, no normal sleep or rest yet, no baggage, no shoes and rackets to practice with and still our boys showed character.
Marc told me after his match while we were talking in the locker and still recovering from cramps, Coach tomorrow I am going to train harder to get adjusted to the weather and also to get stronger. Some players could have told me easily, Coach I will take a break tomorrow because my legs hurt due to the cramps, but not our boys. I am very happy and blessed that we have such players like Jeson and Marc who believes in their goals and are willing to sacrifice to achieve their dream of being a top ATP player in the future.
Until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #17 on: August 02, 2011, 02:31:38 AM » |
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I think it is safe to say on behalf of the pinoys here in the San Francisco area that we support coach Manny and the boys. If ever they stop by the bay area and they need some kind of assistance please have coach Manny let me know. If I'm not able to assist personally I'm quite confident I can find a club, organization or some other pinoys who can.
Please continue posting coach Manny's "status reports" on their progress. I sincerly wish for their continued success.
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« Reply #18 on: August 02, 2011, 09:59:46 AM » |
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sir burosky, I like your racket. where can I get it? Is it made for you only. Nice!!!
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« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2011, 10:25:03 AM » |
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PINOY pride racket of sir burosky
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« Reply #22 on: August 02, 2011, 11:13:55 AM » |
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Marc had lot of cramp now. In Mitsubishi Juniors last April, i saw only one player to cramp, out of hundreds of participants from all over the world, many not used to the hot and humid philippine climate.
That player was Jeson Patrombon. And Jeson is not a retiever, most rallies were short.
Question: do our guys have the right strength and conditioning? Second, do they have the right diet and drink preparation?
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« Reply #23 on: August 02, 2011, 03:34:22 PM » |
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« Reply #24 on: August 02, 2011, 07:11:15 PM » |
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can anyone enlighten me what F1, F2, F15 or F20 stands for itf tourneys? pag mataas ba ung number, mas marami magagaling na sumasali? e, ung challenger circuit naman, ito ba ung sa mga baguhan o mas malapit sa mga pro men's tour?
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« Reply #25 on: August 03, 2011, 07:21:30 AM » |
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F1 Italy = the first ITF futures tournament in this country, Italy, this year.
F20 USA = the 20th ITF Futures tournament in the US this year.
On high level for men: ATP organizes "ATP tournaments" (250/500/Masters 1000) for those ranked about top 120 in the world, and "Challengers" tournaments for those ranked around 120-500. The third tier level mens pro tournaments, "Futures" are for those ranked about 500-1700.
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« Reply #26 on: August 03, 2011, 11:26:33 AM » |
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F1 Italy = the first ITF futures tournament in this country, Italy, this year.
F20 USA = the 20th ITF Futures tournament in the US this year.
On high level for men: ATP organizes "ATP tournaments" (250/500/Masters 1000) for those ranked about top 120 in the world, and "Challengers" tournaments for those ranked around 120-500. The third tier level mens pro tournaments, "Futures" are for those ranked about 500-1700.
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« Reply #27 on: August 03, 2011, 02:16:59 PM » |
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Thanks for the updates cypher.
Its only me, but the letters of coach Tecson are truly inspiring. Its a good thing that are young players are in the right path. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!!!
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« Reply #28 on: August 03, 2011, 03:37:44 PM » |
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Training Session before the second leg in edwardsville! hope yall like it.. and be inspired to play more!
MY ANALYSIS OF TODAY’S TRAINING
Dear Everybody,
Tomorrow we will be traveling by land from Decatur to Edwardsville for the second leg of the Tour and it will take about two and a half hours to get there. After checking in to our hotel we will go straight to the venue of the competition for practice to get use to the courts.
We have been training non-stop under the blistering heat to acclimatize ourselves to the weather and we are progressing very positively. Cramping will no longer be an issue for us since we are keeping ourselves properly hydrated with different types of fluids containing electrolytes and salts. Plus our bodies have fully recovered from several days of jet lag and lack of sleep due to our flight schedules being in disarray.
The temperatures here in Decatur today again rose to the 100 plus degrees and some players are dropping due to severe cramping and dehydration. One player was even being carried out of the court using a stretcher and was rush to the hospital for serious exhaustion the other day. That is why the USTA officials are always on a tight watch in all the matches and practices of all the players and coaches to prevent them from heat strokes due to the extreme heat.
It was an interesting training for us today because I wanted to test and see also the worst side of my player’s mental capabilities. To understand your player or players more intimately, you must see the low points in them to really have a genuine relationship with each other so you can have a better idea on how to coach them. These players are so competitive with each other in everything they do that the worst will always come out when they are already physically and mentally exhausted because of the daily grind and the tough regimen here in the Pro circuits. You could see that at times they become over critical about themselves and they tend to over analyze their games which frustrates them to a boiling point of anger. The body language, the negative self talk, the cursing of the strokes after an error, looking for someone to blame, the wind, the court etc. etc. are all signs of impending blow-up. I have seen top ATP players break rackets in practice or inside the locker rooms just to vent out their anger due to pressure from different situations. As a coach you cannot let this intimidate you from helping your player especially when he feels at times he is out of control of the situation and is self distracting. You cannot just avoid your player and be shocked about what you saw that you have never seen before in practice. It will always come out at some point and you must know what to do when the situation arises. Being in the Tour for 6 weeks can bring out the worst in a player or a coach and it is so easy to loose your patience and tell yourself to just forget about this and I’m gone.
But there is always good in everything, even the negative. It is not about confronting who is right or wrong, but it is more about understanding, communicating firmly, respect for each other and dealing with the situation that caused the problem.
What we do here in the Tour is not an easy job and it is borderline craziness. It’s all about non-stop training, preparing, competing, hitting, drilling, sleeping, eating, and talking about tennis day in and day out the entire circuit. If you are not ready mentally for this you are in for a long and exhausting ride to the finish.
Marc and Jeson today was just so competitive with each other in practice that they thought they were playing each other in a real tournament match. Nobody wants to give an inch in their practice match today. Both Jeson and Marc were showing me their worst side which I watched so intently. First it was Jeson throwing his racket after Marc broke him for a 6-5 lead and serving. But Jeson recovered and broke Marc to tie it at 6 all. Then it was Marc’s turn to throw his racket with some cursing going on because he got broken and was not able to close the set. In the tie-break Jeson played more calmly than Marc and took the tie-break for the win. After the match was finished Marc’s racket fly’s again for the second time. I remember my younger days when I use to this also due unfortunately to the high intensity of each player.
I don’t tolerate these types of behaviors but just once today I let them do it for the purpose of seeing who has the ability to control his mental outburst and still win the match. After the set I talked to the boys very firmly and told them I will not tolerate this kind of behavior again and if it does happen in the future there will be consequences. Marc and I sat down one on one and explained to him my purpose. Marc has learned a valuable lesson today and he agreed that once he looses his temper there was no recovery for him. He just continues to spiral down towards self distraction. I explained to him that for the past 2 years he has been working really hard on his self control which he made tremendous improvements and this will definitely be the key to his success in the future.
For Jeson on the other hand, I told him he should not get too over critical of himself when things are not working at first, but he must continue to find ways to deal with the problems on court. At times Jeson gets into early trouble because he cannot accept his mistakes and wants things to be perfect all the time. I have always coached him that things can never be perfect and it is how he manages himself in critical situations that will win him big matches and tournaments in the coming years of his young career.
Well got to go for now and until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #29 on: August 03, 2011, 04:17:21 PM » |
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I think Jeson cramped in the semis but that was after 2 straight finals in thailand and malaysia also playing the doubles event, on his way through the finals of the mitsubishi he only got a 1st round bye and then a straight set win in the 2nd round and 3 straight sets to the semis, if only he won the matches in straight sets he wouldnt have cramped besides he played more matches than any other player all through out the circuit being in 3 finals of group one tournaments in the itf is not an easy job.. |
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« Reply #31 on: August 03, 2011, 08:48:53 PM » |
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Interesting subject, coaching and player attitude, tempers, outbursts in a very competitive environment.
I also belive in having more positive attitude (although some players explain that their anger, temper, give them extra energy and will to win)
As Rick Macci states
- Negative people get negative results.
- A bad attitude is a real key to failure.
And your opponent can get confidence points by watching your outbursts.
Good luck at next stop
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« Reply #32 on: August 05, 2011, 12:44:08 AM » |
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Message to coach Manny, I hope he can read this.
To Coach Manny Tecson,
Thank you so much for all the thoughts and very inspiring messages you have shared to us despite being so busy and tired physically and mentally because of all the grinding, the problems and the challenges you are facing day in and day out in preparation for the boys in their tournament and as hopeful top professionals in the future. For us ( I really hope not only me) who dreams of becoming a good player and eventually a successful coach someday while at the same time being able to travel around the world cannot help but feel envy to you. But through your letters, chronicling your day to day activity, your problems, challenges and how you’re coping with situations and knowing what the lessons learned and how it can be avoided in the future, really makes us fortunate, as it gave us a glimpse on how life is, in the tour looks like. And most importantly, this is a really good education for us.
Knowing that we actually have fellow Filipinos who are dreaming big and are actually working very hard if not killing themselves to get it is really an eye opener. We always knew that we have world class talents (although they have different levels of desires and willingness to go for it no matter what), world class coaches (mentor, motivator), sometimes a little support here and there financially and devoted followers. But nothing comes near like this where all the highest quality ingredients of the recipe for success are all in one place. Through your guidance, our hope for big time tennis is just becoming around the corner, we’re like knocking at the door right now.
We really hope and pray for your continued success and hopefully you can produce a Manny Tecson I mean a Manny Pacquiao of tennis and eventually a template for success that we all can follow.
Thanks and good luck.
BTW, we are going to wait for your book in the bookstores about you and your boys journey to the top or just anything about tennis.
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« Reply #33 on: August 05, 2011, 05:39:23 PM » |
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Message to coach Manny, I hope he can read this.
To Coach Manny Tecson,
Thank you so much for all the thoughts and very inspiring messages you have shared to us despite being so busy and tired physically and mentally because of all the grinding, the problems and the challenges you are facing day in and day out in preparation for the boys in their tournament and as hopeful top professionals in the future. For us ( I really hope not only me) who dreams of becoming a good player and eventually a successful coach someday while at the same time being able to travel around the world cannot help but feel envy to you. But through your letters, chronicling your day to day activity, your problems, challenges and how you’re coping with situations and knowing what the lessons learned and how it can be avoided in the future, really makes us fortunate, as it gave us a glimpse on how life is, in the tour looks like. And most importantly, this is a really good education for us.
Knowing that we actually have fellow Filipinos who are dreaming big and are actually working very hard if not killing themselves to get it is really an eye opener. We always knew that we have world class talents (although they have different levels of desires and willingness to go for it no matter what), world class coaches (mentor, motivator), sometimes a little support here and there financially and devoted followers. But nothing comes near like this where all the highest quality ingredients of the recipe for success are all in one place. Through your guidance, our hope for big time tennis is just becoming around the corner, we’re like knocking at the door right now.
We really hope and pray for your continued success and hopefully you can produce a Manny Tecson I mean a Manny Pacquiao of tennis and eventually a template for success that we all can follow.
Thanks and good luck.
BTW, we are going to wait for your book in the bookstores about you and your boys journey to the top or just anything about tennis.
I was just thinking of the same thing. When I read the letters of Coach Tecson I though that he should write a book about his experiences. I'll be sure to buy a copy of his book when its released. Looking forward to it. |
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« Reply #34 on: August 06, 2011, 12:15:12 PM » |
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MARC AND JESON ENTERS SECOND ROUND OF PRO ITF EDWARDSVILLE
Dear Everybody,
Today was a good day for TAPF Team Philippines and I can see the positive developments in our boys in terms of their mental, tactical and physical game. All our hard work on and off the court are steadily showing improvements when Marc won his singles match against an American player who stands six feet four inches tall 6-2, 6-4.
I am very happy with Marc’s mental game today and I saw none of the outburst that he displayed a few days ago when he was practicing with Jeson. Marc was under control of his emotions and at times even when he was down 0-30 or 15-40 he was able to pick himself up mentally and was able to raise his game to handle the pressure. There was no throwing of rackets or cursing this time when he misses a shot but more on focusing and fighting for the next point. One thing I have observed with Marc is that he is a good listener and he enjoys our coaching sessions because he is hungry to learn. We always have a conversation going on and it doesn’t matter how long or how short I am coaching him. For Marc as long as I teach him and point out his mistakes he will not close his mind for knowledge to improve his game.
My only comment was in the second set after Marc took the lead at 2-0, Marc became a little too over confident of the situation and started making a lot of unforced errors due to rushing his forehand and going for the kill immediately even when he is not in a good position to do it. He wanted to shorten the rallies by going for the quick kill with his forehand but his opponent was able to put up a good defense and made Marc hit 4 or 5 more rallies which frustrated him. Marc started over hitting his serve and ground strokes which put him in trouble and the match quickly is turning into a fight. But in fairness to Marc at 4 all I thought I was going to see him crumble and loose his temper in the 2nd set because he gave his opponent a second chance to recover, instead he fought harder on each point and started setting up his ground strokes to unload his forehand down the line which was finding the marks on crucial points.
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On the 10th game with the American serving at 30-0 up Marc steadily fought his way back to 30 all to pressure the American, the next point was a battle and Marc won this by executing a beautiful forehand down the line followed by a delicate drop volley at the net for a 30-40 match point lead. At match point the American started the rallies by playing more aggressive and was on the attack, but Marc was defending well and was making the American hit more balls. The American rushed the net with a good approach shot but Marc was able to anticipate this move and once in good position he delivered a well struck backhand crosscourt passing shot for the 6-2, 6-4 victory.
After the match Marc and I talked about my observations and he completely agreed about what I saw which he is very motivated to change for the better. I immediately reinforced his confidence by dwelling more on the good and positive side of what he did in the match rather than keep dwelling on the mistakes. This type of coaching is very important in a player wherein the positive gets more importance and the good things are inculcated in player’s mind to overcome their weaknesses
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Jeson on the other hand received a 1st round bye today because of his ATP ranking and tomorrow he will play also an American player. I have been pushing him hard in training and he is responding very positively. He is moving much better and hitting the ball very solidly. Jeson is looking forward to his match tomorrow and in spite of his lost last week at Decatur to Kalmonovich who is now in the quarterfinals of the main draw tournament I believe he is improving in the right direction as the circuit progresses.
Well got to go for now and until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #36 on: August 06, 2011, 01:03:02 PM » |
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Results:
Patrombon blanks Cartledge 6-0;6-0 and will play Andrey Boldarev (Uzb) in the Round of 32.
Marc Reyes lost in a tought 3 setter.
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« Reply #37 on: August 06, 2011, 09:29:16 PM » |
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THE DAILY GRIND HERE IN THE TOUR
Dear Everybody,
My day started early at 5 AM in the morning to prepare the boys for their matches. My body is aching and my mind is still exhausted from the training and matches we had yesterday. I forced myself to get out of bed and went straight to the shower with my bones crackling while getting up due to the long hitting I did with the players to drill them and fine tune their strokes.
After taking a shower I woke up the boys one by one to start their daily routines and by 6:00 AM we are all taking our breakfast to get ready to go to the venue. By 7AM we are already at the courts doing our stretching and warm-ups and at exactly 7:30 AM we start hitting to warm up our strokes. By 8:15 AM we are wrapping up our session and doing our warm down and stretching to prepare for our matches.
The remaining time is dedicated to coaching with a lot of positive reinforcements to motivate your players and some tactical advices for their matches at 9 AM.
Now comes the hard part…watching your players compete and the only thing you could do is give them your support up to the end no matter what the result maybe. Coping with the building stress and the agony of watching every single point with some matches stretching more than 3 hours or more is simply brutal to anyone. Sitting in one corner and totally helpless to coach your player and still putting up a calm and collected posture so your player won’t misinterpret you in a negative way while the pressure of the match keeps building up inside of you is the toughest thing to deal with because everything is just bottled up inside of you and you can’t blow steam.
When both of your players are playing at the same time like what happened today with Jeson and Marc, I have to keep running back and fort every three games just to check on things. Once I see that the other player is more in control of his match that’s the time I decide to go to the player who has a tougher match at hand.
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« Reply #38 on: August 06, 2011, 09:32:16 PM » |
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Jeson played very solid today and was in good form as he demolished George Cartledge of the US 6-0, 6-0 while Marc was in a fight to the finish with Jeremiah Fuller also of the US before going down 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 after a slugfest of three and a half hours in extreme hot weather.
Jeson is starting to have a feel of the competition and he is gaining confidence in every match and practice sessions that were having. Last week Jeson lost only to a player who is now in the semifinals of Decatur after leading 4-3 and two break points in the second set for a 5-3 lead while still exhausted and no regular sleep from the long trip we had coming from Manila.
What this shows for me as a coach is that anytime and at any moment he can do well in these tournaments because he has the game to win this. After his match Jeson and I went back to the courts at around 6pm to hit some more and groove his game further as he requested.
Marc on the other hand today played the worst and the most unprofessional opponent he could pick in the draw. Fuller who stands six feet three inches tall and has a body of a wrestler was intimidating Marc from the start after he started calling Marc a cheat which he did intentionally to get into Marc’s head and was trying to pick a fight. There are no umpires in these tournaments and the players calls the matches on their own. The umpire warned Fuller of un-sportsman like conduct and he continued to argue with the umpire delaying the match for sometime. Every time Marc was in the momentum Fuller would call for an injury time-out to disrupt Marc’s rhythm.
In the third set Fuller asked again for a time out and he told the official that he had another injury but this time on another part of his body so the trainer had to make a decision if it was valid or not. The crowd was already booing Fuller’s delaying tactics just to win and I was already arguing with the official on this matter. For the third time in the third set he called another time out and again another injury this time to his ankle. I told the USTA official how can this happen 3 injuries in 3 different parts of the body and still he can serve 120 miles per hour.
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« Reply #39 on: August 06, 2011, 09:34:26 PM » |
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Now Marc is going ballistic and once again the trainer comes out and makes a determination of the injury and again the match was delayed. Unfortunately for Marc he was not able to recover mentally after this and once he got broken in the third set Fuller suddenly became stronger and started serving harder and moving faster. Totally it was gamesmanship and this guy used it to his full advantage just to win. Marc should have won this match in straight sets but he let his chances passed by him which is a good lesson for him. I have told the boys before even back in Manila to prepare for these types of opponents because definitely they will encounter them and today Marc had his hands full.
It is now 12 midnight and I am still writing my report to all our sponsors, media friends, families, and especially to our Chairman Congressman Romeo Jalosjos. It has been a long and exhausting day for all of us but it was all worth it and tomorrow it will be another day of grinding.
Until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #40 on: August 06, 2011, 10:11:33 PM » |
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Hirap pala maglaro dyan... lang umpire la din linesman i suppose.
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« Reply #41 on: August 07, 2011, 08:54:02 AM » |
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Jeson is in the finals round of qualifying! Beat Boldarev 6-0;6-3 and will play an American for a place in the main draw.
Meanwhile, Treat Conrad Huey with partner Travic Parott won a US100,000.00 challenger event in Vancouver, Canada.
Good Results!
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« Reply #42 on: August 07, 2011, 02:21:56 PM » |
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JESON OVER POWERS TOP COLLEGIATE PLAYER IN ITF EDWARDSVILLE
Dear Everybody,
These Pro tournaments in the US are very tough and as I have expected our main competition will come from the best college players in America.
Today Jeson played outstanding to beat Andrei Bolderov of Uzbekistan 6-0, 6-3 who plays the no. 1 singles position for 3rd rank Concordia College in the US NCAA Division Two (2). Bolderov is also the singles winner of the USTA men’s collegiate championships and was crowned the NCAA doubles champion last year. Andrei is an all American ranked in the top 8 in the Nation and had singles wins against top division 1 players. Most recently Bolderov defeated Daniel Nguyen of USC (University of Southern California) 7-5, 6-1 in one of the Futures legs here in America. Nguyen who is rank in the top 20 in singles and top 10 doubles in NCAA division 1 was also a former top 15 junior player in the world. That is why I was expecting a difficult match today against Bolderov and we where ready for him.
As I have said before Jeson has the game to win these tournaments and today he was flawless. Bolderov is a very solid player with very little weaknesses and he is a tough competitor. Yesterday I watched Bolderov’s match to scout him and he just demolished his American opponent 6-1, 6-1. But I have always believed that once Jeson’s game start’s getting into a groove through a lot of practice and his physical has adapted to the environment definitely his mental game start’s getting stronger and he can beat anyone. Jeson over powered and out played Bolderov with heavy and accurate hitting from the baseline which he smartly followed it up at the net to put more pressure on his opponent. Jeson also returned serve very consistently making sure that his opponent wont have a lot of free points on his serve and at times attacked Bolderov on his second serve by returning aggressively which put heavy pressure on Andrei to hold serve.
Tomorrow Jeson will be in the final qualifying and if he continues to play like today he will go far. Once again Jeson requested me to hit with him this afternoon even though I am dead tired and my legs are aching but I am very happy to oblige.
Marc is so motivated and he believes his time is coming soon. He worked hard today and went to the oval to jog for 45 minutes. Marc’s opponent yesterday is also in the finals beating his opponent handily. This is after sustaining 3 types of injuries against Marc. Goes to show that it was just all a hoax and gamesmanship to destroy Marc’s momentum and Marc has learned a valuable lesson not to let these types of players get into his head.
Got to go for now and until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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« Reply #43 on: August 07, 2011, 02:46:12 PM » |
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Congrats Manny and Jeson. Impressing and encouraging. very good news.
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« Reply #44 on: August 07, 2011, 06:01:00 PM » |
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Cypher congrats but don't work to hard because we're old already hindi kapa makapalo dahil masakit ang elbow mo di bah! matanda na tayo advice nalang tayo wag ng pumalo hah!
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« Reply #45 on: August 08, 2011, 05:21:00 AM » |
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Congratulations to Marc (for a good showing even after being deliberately tricked) and to Jeson, for a very strong performance against a much veteran and formidable opponent.
It's no wonder why Jeson is being approached by a proven powerhouse management agency such as IMG(?) i think last year. Even probably, if I'm not mistaken, he's not inside the top 30 junior yet at that time, as this agents know exactly how to scout junior players by not just looking at their ranking but looking for those who actually have the potential to make it to the next stage, becoming a top atp player. These people are businessmen and I am sure they don’t want to make business with you, if they think you will just waste their time and resources.
Being approached with this seasoned agents who knows what they are doing ( i even think, not all top 30 junior players are being offered management with this group) is like giving you a hint that you have what it takes to go for it (atp). That being said though, you still have to prove it and have to work even harder and smarter as the competition out there is getting tougher and tougher and a much more physical.
In junior, every year, there are players who are going to be kicked out from the junior stage because of age no matter how good they are. Thus shrinking the competition by taking out the older ones in the picture, which ironically are usually the better, giving those up and coming juniors, the opportunity to reign. Sadly, it’s not the case in the atp, where you can stay how ever long you want, as long as you can compete at the highest level.
Just imagine, there are probably a thousand of hopeful junior players who will try at the atp every year, while there are only a handful of top players every year who will retire and open up that very precious and highly coveted top spots.
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« Reply #46 on: August 08, 2011, 06:33:14 AM » |
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yes especially mens tour is tough, not tough, extremely competitive and difficult. It is only about the top 140, that can make a good living properly on their tennis. If average tennis career is 10 years, then max 20 openings per year in top 200 group. those competing for thos places are the players on the challenger tour, ranked top 200-500.
So in this group consisting of 300 players, only 20 will be able to get to top 200. However, the career length of the challenger players should be much shorter, as many needs to quit due to lack of funds. Lets say average challenger carer is 5 years, then there will be 60 openings per year for players ranked 500-1700. Jeson is now ranked 1300.
So lets hope Jeson to begin with can go up in ranking to top 800 or so this year or next. But it is stillmuch to go after that as you can see.
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« Reply #47 on: August 08, 2011, 09:23:21 AM » |
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Jeson is in the Main Draw! beat Kolbert 6-7(5);6-4;6-4. Mico Santiago also won in the final qualifying and is in the main draw too.
Jeson will play Joseph Zavala of the US in the main draw first round, while Mico will play 8th seed John Peers.
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« Reply #48 on: August 08, 2011, 10:04:14 AM » |
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Great win for Jeson because Kobelt is no slouch. He plays for Ohio State and compiled a 31 - 6 record in singles in 2011 and he competes in the untra tough Big 10 conference. Wouldn't surprise me if Jeson goes all the way here
Good luck to Mico too!
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« Reply #49 on: August 08, 2011, 03:45:31 PM » |
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BIG WIN FOR JESON AGAINST TOP 4 US NCAA DIVISION 1 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PLAYER IN ITF EDWARDSVILLE
Dear Everybody,
Today was a big and important test for us here in the US Pro circuits when Jeson beat six feet seven inches tall Peter Kobelt 6-7(7-5), 6-4, 6-4 a top 3 player for Ohio State University which is currently ranked no.3 in the nation in the US NCAA Division 1 to enter the main draw of the ITF Futures Edwardsville.
Kobelt who plays no. 1 doubles for Ohio State University and was the singles finalist in the Big 10 Conference is a big and heavy server. His serves are so huge and comparable to any top ATP player in the Tour. At times you cannot even see the first serve and it travels more than 120 to 130 miles per hour. His second serves bounces so high and kicks you out of the court if you don’t step in on your returns and move to cut the angles. Kobelt also plays no.3 to 5 singles position for the buckeyes that finished in the semifinals of the US NCAA Division 1 competitions loosing only to Virginia who is the no.1 ranked College in the United States. Peter Kobelt was the USTA/ITA Division 1 Midwest Regional singles champion and has a 33-16 win loss record with Ohio State University.
While I was watching Kobelt in some of his earlier matches I just knew that if ever we get to play him we will have to be prepared in dealing with his powerful serves and attacking game from both the net and the groundstrokes. This is why we have been practicing not just once but two sessions a day of training to fine tune the boys return and service games which is a big factor here in America since we are competing with guys whose built and height are normally six feet and above.
I have been coaching and teaching the boys not to get impress or give too much respect on how big the American players play, but to keep focusing on our own abilities to beat them. Our motto is to trust and believe ourselves and our tennis game totally because it is our strengths as a player and strong character that will make us win. What ever our opponents are throwing at us we must be able to counter it with what he have.
It is so easy to fall into trap and get demoralized with so many tough and solid opponents coming mostly from the best colleges and Universities here in the United States. Some players don’t even have any ITF or ATP rankings but they are all capable of winning the tournament. But we came here with a purpose and that is to grind it out and compete hard with the competition, to test our skills and abilities and to keep developing our mental, physical and tactical game to further prepare for bigger challenges in the near future.
Here in the US every time a player plays the qualifying of these men’s Futures it is like a separate tournament on its own and you feel like your passing through the eye of a needle in every round you play.
There are 128 really tough players vying for just 8 slots in the main draw. Last week’s tournament in Decatur, one of the semi-finalists in the main draw is a qualifier who happened to beat Jeson in the second round. This goes to show that the qualifying and the main draw are very even in terms of its level.
We are heading back to the courts for our afternoon session to reassess our match today and to adjust some things that I saw earlier in Jeson’s match. He could have won it in straight sets after serving at 5-3 in the first set but Kobelt kept attacking and with the wind blowing hard it is tough to control your back court game. But knowing Jeson he is a fighter and I just reminded him that during the start of the second set and he responded instantly.
Marc on the other hand has been working really hard and I can feel his good results are just around the corner. He has been performing and competing well, in-spite of just playing his second hard court tournament in his entire life. Fuller who beat Marc in 3 tough sets 7-5,5-7,6-3 is now in the main draw after beating in straight sets the Brazilian seeded player in the final round today.
Well got to go for now and until next time God bless to all.
Yours truly,
Coach Manny Tecson
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