Alec Adamson's Tennis Journey

Last week I finished up the last tournament of my 6-week Asia swing. The last Futures was a $15K Future in Tumon, Guam. The tournament was hosted at the Hilton Guam which has 4 hard courts. It has a great location as the courts are right next to the ocean. The conditions were medium-fast and the weather conditions were difficult as it was very hot and humid. I was entered directly into the main draw of this tournament based on my ranking. This was nice as I didn’t have to play qualifying and I got a few days to practice and get used to the conditions. I played my first round of both singles and doubles on Monday.   In the 1 st round of singles I faced off against Thomas Fancutt, from Australia. He was the 4 seed and he is currently ranked #630 ATP. He was an aggressive player with a big serve and big groundstrokes. His best shots were his forehand from the middle of the court and his volleys. He had a one-handed backhand with a great slice. He served fi

I just finished playing 2 Futures in Korea the last two weeks. The first week was held in Sangju, which is a small town and a 3-hour bus ride from Seoul. I arrived on Friday afternoon, and I had a Bye in the 1 st round of Qualifying which gave me 2 days to practice and get adjusted to the courts and conditions. The site had 9 hard courts with 4 of them having a bubble over them which were used for the women's event. The courts were fairly gritty and the balls would fluff up fast so I would describe the conditions as medium-slow although they were high-bouncing. On Sunday I played my 2 nd round of Qualifying against a Korean player, A-Ram Kim. He was solid with good flat groundstrokes and his best shot was his forehand inside-out. He played very flat as most of the Korean players do. Generally they are rhythm players who can play well when you give them pace and keep the ball in their strike zone. Thus it is important to use variety and not give them the