You are down 1-6 in the third set match tie breaker to ten points. Why should you keep fighting? Three reasons. You understand that the pressure is now on your opponent to close the deal and that can be a heavy burden.
Because they have a big lead, their natural tendency is to play a casual point or two and bingo…you could be right back in the match.
Somewhere you might have read about the boys’ state tennis final of 2004.
Jeff Zeller played #1 singles for Cherry Creek. He was down 0-6 in the third set tie breaker and one point away from losing. Jeff won with an amazing comeback.
Now ask yourself who was feeling the pressure as that tie breaker reached 6-4 and beyond.
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