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Match playLevels 1–24 players90 min
Play your first open match
Success target: One completed match, your serve-in count, and 3 written observations.
How to run it
- 01Book a beginner-friendly social or open match — the community directory lists WhatsApp groups and club socials by county.
- 02Set one goal only: get every serve in play. Nothing else counts today.
- 03During the match, notice one thing that keeps happening (where points die, who gets lobbed).
- 04Afterwards, write down 3 things you'd tell yourself before the next one.
Why it works
No drill replaces the chaos of a real point — early match experience calibrates everything else you practise.
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