Matches often just see-saw up and down, especially in the first game, as players search for their opponents weaknesses, both physical and mental.
If you find that you are losing toward the end of the first game(never happened to the squashgodfather), it is vital that you change things, speed it up, slow it down, volley more, what ever, just change, don't stick to a losing plan...just ask the Dockers!!
Use variety,if you become too predictable your opponent can start to read the play and dictate the terms. Always keep him guessing, change some of the little things, eg: play with the opposite hand, take your shoes off, put your shirt over your head, tell him his missus is ugly...its the little things that can get in his head that can turn a match.
In the fourth game the winning player can feel pressure, he can visualize himself holding the trophy and tries like crazy finish the rally.
This is an interesting part of the match where you can apply mental, physical and tactical pressure, by eliminating your errors and make him have to hit the winner, not so easy for most players in the 5Th set!! and put in front an audience and his ugly missus.
There is no substitute for experience in five-setters; and, the more you survive and win the more confidence you will get and the more shit scared of you your opponents will become of you.
Tuff love
from the squashgodfather
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