Đorđe Stanić - Žarko Valentić - Stoni tenis - Vinkovci 2021 - kategorija 50-59 - Finale



Sve me boli! Ima upalu svih mišića, kostiju, kose i trepavica. Mator, debeo, spor ali sam majstor 🙂
Ovo mi je prvi turnir posle jako dugo vremena i iako sam stvarno daleko od moje vrhunske forme igrao sam sasvim dobro. Šlag na torti je bio finalni meč protiv jednog od najboljih hrvatskih vetrana Žarka Valentića. Uglavnom, niko u sali mi nije davao ni promil šanse. Eeee, pa ja to volim! Znam ja da igram stoni tenis i samo mi treba pravi motiv (što bi moja Nikolina rekla: Tata daj mi chalenge!) da se se maksimalno fokusiram i svu energiju i emocije usmerim u pobedu.
Pred meč sam bio skroz iscrpljen. Prethodni mečevi su meiscedili energetski, pojeo sam par keksića (hvala Boro Prokić) i plan mi je bio da se tokom prvog seta oporavim energetski. E pa plan nije uspeo. Bio sam baš loš ceo prvi set i dobar deo drugog seta ali onda je konačno šećer počeo da radi i počinjem da igram. Sve vreme meča sam imao problem na prijemu servisa ali sam uspeo da protivnika izbacim iz ritma serviranja jer sam mešao način prijema. Nešto sam dobijao na snagu kada sam ga prolazio sa vinerima ali uglavnom sam dobio na veštinu, na pamet, na lepa rešenja koja ne očekuje.
Na kraju, posle pola sata drame, pet setova uspona i padova, propuštene meče lopte u četvrtom setu našao sem se pred tri vezane meč lopte za protivnika.
Prvu sam spasao na čistu pamet. Servirao sam kratku totalno praznu servu na forhend. Da je bilo 0-0, protivnik bi to lako poentirao, ali živci čine svoje i on prebacuje sto.
Ostaju dve meč lopte ali na servis protivnika. Sada je on mene prevario sa servisom i vratio sam mnogo lošije nego što sam hteo. Visoka lopta u forhend, na njegovo najjače oružje. Srećom bila je dovoljno kratka pa sam shvatio da ne može da napada po pareleli. Dobro sam proračunao, napao je dijagonalom i tu sam ga sačekao na kontru i efektno poentirao.
Poslednja meč lopta. nervoza čini svoje i protivnik u želji da odservira vrhunski servis na samu liniju, malo preteruje i lopta odlazi u aut.
Dolazimo na 10:10 u meču odluke. Nastavak je čist adrenalin. To je ono po čega sam došao! Sada ne dam! Kad sam spasao ono malopre sada me ništa neće sprečiti da dobijem meč.
Prve tri moje meč lopte protivnik je spasao dobrom igrom ali na četvrtu sam konačno uspeo da prozrem nameru i da lepim blokom u kontra stranu dobijem meč i osvojim turnir. Lep osećaj.

Everything hurts! I have inflammation of all my muscles, bones, hair, and eyelashes. Old, fat, slow, but I'm a master 🙂
This is my first tournament after a very long time and although I am really far from my top form, I played quite well. The icing on the cake was the final match against one of the best Croatian veterans, Žarko Valentić. Basically, nobody in the hall gave me a single chance. I love it! I know how to play table tennis and I just need the right motivation (what my Nikolina would say: Dad, give me a challenge!) to focus as much as possible and channel all my energy and emotions into winning.

Before the match, I was completely exhausted. The previous matches were mixed energetically, I ate a couple of biscuits (thanks Boro Prokić) and my plan was to recover energetically during the first set. Well, the plan didn't work. I was really bad the whole first set and a good part of the second set but then finally the sugar started to work and I start to play. Throughout the match, I had a problem receiving the serve, but I managed to throw the opponent out of the rhythm of the service because I mixed up the way of receiving.

In the end, after half an hour of drama, five sets of ups and downs, and a missed match point in the fourth set, I found myself facing three tied match points for my opponent.
I saved the first one on a whim. I served a short totally empty forehand serve. If it was 0-0, the opponent would have scored it easily, but nerves take their toll and he turns over the table.
Two match points remain, but on the opponent's serve. Now he cheated me with the service and I returned much worse than I wanted. A high ball into the forehand, to his strongest weapon. Fortunately, it was short enough that I realized that he could not attack in parallel. I calculated well, attacked him with a diagonal and then I waited for him on the counter and effectively scored.
Last match ball. nervousness takes its toll and the opponent, in his desire to serve a superb service to the very line, overdoes it a bit and the ball goes out.

We arrive at 10:10 for the deciding match. The sequel is pure adrenaline. That's what I came for! Now I don't give a match! When I saved that a while ago now nothing will stop me from winning the match.
The opponent saved my first three match points with a good game, but in the fourth, I finally managed to see through the intention and win the match with a nice block to the counter side and win the tournament. Nice feeling.

@DjordjeStanic

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