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David Nalbandian Out of Australian Open 2012 Because of Bad Call By Umpire and Match Referee

David Nalbandian seemed to get ripped off in his Australian Open 2012 match against John Isner. It was 8 all in the fifth set and Nalbandian had a break point which was overruled. Then Nalbandian decided to challenge the call, but the umpire and tournament referee told him that he took too long to challenge the call. This is crazy! What a joke. In the end the ball left a mark on court and it was going to be a second serve for Isner at break point 8 all in the fifth set. In the end Isner won 10-8 in the fifth set, but really it should have been the other way!

Attack The Win

What do we do what we find ourselves in a winning position in a match? Most make two errors. They focus on the outcome of winning the match and they defend their lead. Both of these two things have catastrophic results!

There are many many examples even at an elite level Web players have started thinking about the end of the match. Things like shaking hands, shaking the umpire’s hand, photos with the trophy, people to think in their speech etc.

Thinking about the outcome and defending your lead a common symptoms when winning a match. There are processes and strategies you can execute to ensure you see the match to its completion as the winner.

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