I hate to lose!

I really hate to lose a match when I have the feeling i did not play at top of my game. If i lose to someone that outplays me and i feel i could not do anything different, it´s ok, but when I feel my game just wasn´t there, it makes me really frustrated.

That exact thing happened this weekend. I played a seeded junior player in the 1:st rd and he wasn´t a bad player at all, opposite, he was actually pretty good, but i felt i missed way way to much. My footwork was really bad and i had the wrong position on many shots which caused me to make simple , stupid errors.
I lost 7-5 6-2 and the only thing i was happy with was my serve. It caused some damage and i think i only did 1 Double fault the entire match.

I realized i have to improve my fitness level A LOT to be able to keep up with the junior - players pace. I have to improve my footwork 200 % also and here is how i will proceed from now on.

Now we only have 1 league match (on Friday) left of the indoor season, then next tournament is in the beginning of may, so until then I can do some serious and heavy pre-season workout. I will go to the gym at least 4 times/week for the next month and focus will be on loosing about 5 kg´s and then build up more stamina in the core and legs. I also have to do some boring interval-training on the treadmill and some long shifts on the cross-trainer, but with the help of some good music and the motivation of the Croatia practice trip in end of April i´m pretty sure i will do all the work with a smile on my face (.... or not)

Gotta do some equipment talk as well,,,

I played the tournament with my new Wilson racket and it felt very very good. ,,i used the 1,20 mm Cyber Power string from pro´s pro and i had been digging it pretty much when i used it with tretorn balls, but now all of a sudden when i used Wilson US Open balls, i almost felt the 1,20 mm was almost to soft and "spungey". I think I have to try the 1,25 mm of the same string and see if it will be a bit more solid. I am so damn picky with my equipment..