Net rusher Ray vs Shawn - Nasi Lemak Open 2025 (Division 1 | Pool E) Highlights

My 4th pool match was against Shawn. He’s another player solid on all fronts and with a fairly big serve. I adjusted my return position pretty far back to feel comfortable returning them.

I saw he had a single backhand so my default strategy was to target it. I sliced on both wings to try to get balls that I could comfortably hit towards his backhand. I had been watching way too many Padel videos during this period and probably instinctively hit more Bandejas than necessary. I was consistent with them, but the rallies were more extended that I'm used to and he edged out the win on the first set 6-4.

The second set was even more extended and we were fast running out of time. I changed tactics and played my aggressive net rushing game instead since ending the incomplete match would mean Shawn wins by the “most number of games” rule. We tied at 6-6 with 15 minutes left and I upped the aggression in the tiebreak, which didn't work in my favour.

Final score, Shawn wins 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).

Hi! I’m Ray and I play NTRP 3.5-4.0-ish level tennis in Singapore. Many players are self-rated on an app called Reclub, where we find hitting partners.

The Nasi Lemak Open is organized on Reclub, split into 3 Divisions (4.0+, 3.5 and 3.0-). There is a pool stage where we play everyone in our pool first, earning points for wins. The top 2 in each pool then goes on to an elimination stage.

I’m (full white shirt) self-rated 4.0, I serve and volley and rush the net whenever the opportunity arises.

Shawn is in the half-white half-black shirt.

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