Tennis Love
Two sets
Apiece
To each player
And this is the
Final set...
What a contest!
Both the players
Fighting to win
The match
Is equal
The scoreboard
6-6
And we enter
The tiebreaker,
An ace
And the first point
To X
Serve and volley
And the first point
To Y
14 shots
And an unforced error
By Y
There's the second point
To X
Another Ace
And the third point
To X
Double fault
And the second point
To Y
First serve
And the third point
To Y
Players
Take a break...
8 shots
And the fourth point
To Y
Amazing!
A net point
Won by Y again!
A drop shot
By X
A lob
Followed by
A slice
Now Y leads
6-4
Match point for Y
16 shots
And a lovely forehand
By X
6-5
An ace
6 all
Now, that's an amazing game!
An ace for Y
Another match point...
What a strong backhand!
X gets the point
The match goes on...
5 shots and Y
Plays it into the net
A costly error!
Match point for X
A powerful serve
And volley
9-7
Game! Set! Match!
And X wins the Wimbledon
For the first time!!!
4th March 2023
Copyright © Joanna Daniel | Year Posted 2023
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