Today I played a good player from Russia, Sergey Kostrykin, at the Hong Kong Squash Center. After 3 days of solo hitting at the local community sports center, it was great to actually play a match. I felt good, moved and hit the ball well, and won in 3. Next up I go against a good player from South Africa and the match will be over at the Hong Kong Football Club. Maybe we’ll get in a game of bowling in after . . .
A couple of friends living in Hong Kong came to watch the match which was nice. Tom Burns, who lives in Hong Kong but is a student of mine whenever he travels to New York, graciously took us out to the Foreign Correspondents Club for a drink (seltzer and lemon!) which, if you like clubs, is a fantastic place. Famous original front pages on the walls, and a very comfortable and old-school bar. Oh – and then a Peking Duck dinner in a beautiful restaurant in the hills overlooking the City. What an evening!
Tomorrow I’ll get up early and get a hit in and then dive back into Hong Kong until it is time to head over for the match. In the meantime, I’ll be rooting for Federer to win one more major . . .
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