R2: Dimitri/Curtis : “A game of three halves…”

[6] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 3-2 Curtis Malik (ENG)  11-3, 11-5, 6-11, 4-11, 11-1 (66m)

report to come

Dimitri : The thing is, I forgot I was in Egypt, and that’s it’s HOT!

After two games, I forgot to cool down, it was not necessarily the physicality of the game, it was more the heat that got to me.

And then, I lost concentration on what I supposed to do and he took full advantage of it.

I was then able to cool off after the 4th, I got some ice on my head. I had four good rallies at the beginning, and the only point he got in that 5th is a nick at the back.

I’m playing Karim Abdel Gawad. Strangely enough, I played Karim during the worlds here, on the glass court! He won 3/1, but it was a good match, I’m looking forward to it, it’s a contrast of styles, he is a very attacking player with his hands and his racquet, and I’m a very attacking with my movement, so usually it’s a really exciting match up, so let’s see who is going to be the better player in two days and I’m looking forward to it.