Alec Adamson's Tennis Journey

After qualifying for the main draw in my 1 st week in Singapore, the 2 nd week was tougher as I barely made it into the qualifying draw despite having an ATP point. The field was deep as nearly everyone had points except for the wildcards from Singapore. I faced off against the #7 seed, James Frawley,   from Australia who is currently ranked #950 ATP. His gamestyle varied as he could play aggressive from the baseline and take time away while also defending well. He had a solid one-handed backhand and mixed in a good slice. I started off the match receiveding and had 3 break points on his serve in the first game at 0-40. I had an opportunity on the first one but didn’t convert and he saved the next couple with good serves and aggressive plays. He ended up holding at Deuce. In my first service game, I also got down early and saved 2 break points while coming back from 15-40. We each held our next two service games but they weren’t necessarily easy as there were many ch...

I have been in Singapore for a little over a week now. The 1 st Futures tournament just wrapped up for me on Wednesday. The conditions are very hot and humid here with temperatures in the high 80s and the humidity usually around 80%. The courts are outdoor hard and I would say the speed is medium-fast. The tennis center is nice as it has a good location in the middle of the city and they have 8 courts which makes it easy to find a court to practice. I am staying with another American guy here in Singapore in an AirBNB that is a few miles from the tennis center. I played my first round Qualifying match this past Saturday against a local Singapore player. He was a consistent baseline player who could make a lot of balls but didn’t hit with much pace or direction. He also had a good return of serve. I broke him in the 3 rd game and then got a hold to go up 3-1 with an early break. I was returning well and making a lot of shots while mixing in aggressive plays c...

The last 2 weekends I have been busy competing in Men’s open tournaments across Southern California. The first tournament, Yonex Cup Championships, took place at a nice club in Rancho Palos Verdes. I played both singles and doubles in this tournament with my first match starting on a Thursday night. I won my first two rounds fairly comfortably against a younger junior 6-0, 6-3 in the 1 st round and 6-0, 6-2 in the 2 nd round against an older player who is highly ranked in his age group. It has been good to get a lot of matches and compete in a tournament setting as you can’t replicate it in practice. In the quarters I faced off against a highly ranked junior, Jack Pulliam, who is committed to Texas A&M. He has an aggressive game-style with good groundstrokes and he can also finish points well at the net. In this match I broke him right away in the 1 st set to jump out to a 4-1 lead by moving the ball around well and finishing some points at the net. However...