R1: SLATER, Nicola (GBR) WR 891 lost to MARTI, Sandy (SUI) Q UNR by 5-7 6-2 7-5
Cue a classic rant from Nik, then an honest assessment of where it went wrong:
"SICK of inadequate umpires and dishonest players! yeah tell the truth when i beg you to when you are losing 40-0 but when its advantage for you to go up 2 games dont open your damn mouth!!! 3 hours later and after being up 4-0 in 3rd i lost 5-7 6-2 7-5... idiot!!!!
Ball went THROUGH the net n only one who didnt see...umpire! and god forbid he be wrong,arrogant so n so's need to get off their high horse!
So reason for losing match, at 4-0 in third I rushed and 4 games went by very fast. played well to go up 5-4, had my chances but once again came down to the serve.... far too many double faults and on games where I was up advantage and hit a double. wasnt as bad as previously but definitely need to work on it and fix what I thought had been fixed. Nobody to blame but myself.... again."
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GB on a shirt, Davis Cup still gleaming, 79 years of hurt, never stopped us dreaming ... 29/11/2015 that dream came true!