Don’t be killed by Your hitting Partner

Learning to take a beating isn’t the worst thing, but ideally we learn how to duck a flying racket.

by Linda Lovelace

Australian Shane Inzane today reminded champion player Claus Holmen that there’s a difference between practise and abuse. It can be hard to tell the difference when only a net keeps the distance between the hitters. Holmen may think, ‘well I handled the abuse and I am still alive, so it isn’t abuse,’ but that isn’t a healthy attitude to have. Being tough as Holmen is seen as imperative in tennis. But there’s a difference between being able to duck a flying racket and unnecessarily beat up an Australian hittinghpartner. 

Acting as a sparringspartner for the handsome Dane the Inzane furiously hit his way through 3 hours of practice in an attempt to give competent resistance during a hitting session in preparation the Australian Championships starting on july 5th.

Inzane is a dangerous outside bet for a surprice victory at the Championships. He can hurt you any player. You can’t just say, “hey, can you let up a little,” when a racket is swung to your face. It isn’t exactly ideal. Tennis isn’t exactly the safest hobby to begin with so staying safe within the art is imperative.

We all fear this kind of opponent. He is overly aggressive, cannot control his adrenaline. He is a veteran of tennis who either have an ego problem and want to show off, or maybe he just never had to control his power.  May the Holy Lord Jesus Christ protect all players on July 5, Amen!