Oh my god - would you listen to this guy?!  OK fine I admit it - I wasn’t the best out there, but hey give me a break.  It’s been like a decade since I’ve played.  But you know what?  Despite that extended sabbatical, I was pretty darn good I reckon and with a bit more practice and skill-refining, I am definitely going to come back with a vengeance. 

He thinks he’s got it made?  Ha!  Yeah right.  The only way for Andy to go is down - and that’s exactly where I intend to send him.  Oh it is so on…

I’ve just spent a night down at the Gold Coast with Annie at her brother’s place. Between a rowdy night on the balcony and some relaxing by the pool we were able to get in our first lot of ‘official’ training. And no it wasn’t Mario Kart, it was a casual game of tennis.

Annie and I paid $10 to hire the racquets and balls from a really weird guy at the counter at the hotel. She went for a slightly misshapen Wilso, leaving me with a nastily flurescent Pro Kennex.

Annie’s got a decent forehand and moves around the court OK but her lack of backhand and a truly horrendous serve means she’s going to struggle to win this one. My forehand was working well and most of the time I put backspin on the ball Annie struggled to get it back. Definitely something worth remembering.

Tennis is far from my strongest event but even so I can’t see me having any problems beating Annie over three sets. Anything less than 6-2, 6-2 would be a surprise.