End of 2018 Recap
To finish the year I played 3 $15K Futures in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The tournaments were held at the national tennis center and they had 10 newly resurfaced courts. It was hot during those few weeks with highs in the mid-80s and humidity around 80%. The court speed was fairly slow as the courts were new, although they were high-bouncing. I played my first singles match Sergio Ramirez from Columbia. He was ranked #1050 and was a consistent baseliner. He had solid groundstrokes and moved well. I broke him in the 1 st game of the match after playing a few good points and hitting some solid returns. In the next game at 30-15 my opponent came to the net and I hit a backhand passing shot down-the-line and he tweaked his knee reaching for the volley. He took a medical timeout at 2-0. I broke him in the next game to go up 3-0. He had to retire as he had difficulty moving. It was strange situation as you don’t want to win a match like that. In doubles I p