On Sunday, I’ll be playing tennis at Shiomi Park in Koto-ku. Shiomi may not be the best place to play tennis in Tokyo, but knowing how scarce tennis courts are, this one would do. It’s not very convenient to get there unless you have a car and they have only one court. On the plus side,…
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Playing Tennis in Tokyo
Tokyo is not really the ideal place if you want to play tennis on a regular basis. Tennis courts are hard reserve and they can be expensive, especially the private indoor ones. After living here for more than four years, I found several ways to satisfy my craving to play tennis. Enroll in Tennis schools…
Tennis Court Trader
That would be my new job description. I’ve mastered the art of getting tennis courts in Tokyo! My strategy is so successful I can almost get court reservations at will. I’ve been able to reserve courts for about 4 weekends now. Just for this weekend, I was able to reserve at least 15 hours! I…
Best Tennis Match Ever
Today, I just saw the BEST tennis match I have ever seen! Ever! Congratulations to Rafael NADAL for winning Wimbledon 2008! I think he deserved to win even if I was rooting for Roger FEDERER the whole time. Both played amazingly near-perfect tennis for the whole duration of the match, which could possibly be the…
10 11 21 31 41 51 61 71 81
That’s how I lost in today’s tournament. Final Score: 81. I don’t feel bad though. I gave it my best. My first serves were fine. My forehand was accurate. My backhand slice was ok. It just so happens he is better than me. Maybe a lot better than me. On to the next tournament!
Saturday Is The Day
Saturday is the day I make my singles tennis tournament debut. I’ve put on a new outer grip, got me the company tennis shirt and replaced my strings – I’m all set. Can’t wait. Can’t sleep. I just hope I don’t lose 6-0 in my first match.
Roland Garros Live
Don’t have Wowow channel to watch the French Open? Try this. This is what I’m using to watch the men’s semifinals and hopefully the finals as well.
Singles Game and Strings
Today, I fought a set against one of the other players from the office tennis club. I was feeling good and immediately went up 5-1. And then shit happened — my first serve stopped working! My backhand slice started missing the lines! He started playing better. Slowly, he inched his way up 2-5… 3-5… 4-5…
Month of Firsts
June is going to be a month of firsts. It’s the first time my company is joining the Dunlop-sponsored Tokyo Worker’s Tennis Tournament (ダンロップ社会人テニス選手権). It’s the first time I’ll be joining a tennis tournament in Tokyo. It’s the first time I’ll be joining a singles competition. Bring it on!
Tennis in Arakawa-ku
The search is on! As I move to my new Arakawa-ku apartment in July, I need to search for a new place to get my weekly doze of tennis. If anybody knows any good tennis school in Arakawa-ku or in neighboring wards, please let me know. I’ve already searched Google Maps for tennis courts but…
Farewell, my VIP!
We’ve been together for more than a year now. My weekends were never complete without my regular visits to your most welcoming doors. All the laughter and the sweat we shared together, I’ll never forget. “Good things they never last”, so goes the cliche. It was a sad day when I learned you’ll forever close…
Enrico in Tokyo 