Page 54 of Match Point

Miranda: I land next Friday, three days before the tournament begins.

Miranda: Any chance you would be available for dinner?

Me: I might be able to swing that. But my coach will get jealous.

Miranda: I’m sure I look better naked than he does.

Me: Ehh. That’s debatable. It’s also been a very long time (four weeks) since I’ve seen you naked. My memory is terrible these days.

There was a long stretch where Miranda didn’t respond. When she finally did, it was to send a photo of herself in the mirror. She was in her bra and panties, turned sideways to show off her ass. My cock pulsed at the sight of her.

Miranda: I hope this settles the debate about whether your coach is hotter than me.

Me: You have better knockers, that’s for sure. But my coach has an ass that doesn’t quit. He does squats every day.

Miranda: I’m glad you’re joking, otherwise I would be extremely offended right now. I have a GREAT ass!

Me: Yes, you do :-D

Me: On a more serious topic, I have some bad news. I might be playing doubles at Wimbledon. I’m waiting to hear from my coach.

Miranda: That’s great! I always regret not playing more doubles. How is that bad news?

Me: It’s going to take up a lot of my time during the tournament. I’m going to be too exhausted to do anything… sexy.

Miranda: Oh.

Miranda: Well, that’s probably for the best. I don’t want to sap your energy.

Me: I like it when you sap my energy!

Miranda: I’m getting mixed signals here.

Me: I want to fool around with you while you’re here, but I know I shouldn’t. It’s better for my career. I’m trying to be more like Miranda Jacobs when she was still playing.

Miranda: Ugh, Miranda Jacobs was stuck up. She never had any fun.

Me: She has plenty of fun now that she’s retired ;-)

Miranda: I KNOW! WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO KEEP HAVING FUN WITH YOU!

Miranda: But seriously, I get it. We can still hang out. I’ll find other activities for us to do together.

Miranda: Like sleeping. And napping.

Miranda: And laying in bed watching movies.

Miranda: Specifically, 1970s sports movies with training montages in them.

Me: I’m not watching Rocky.

Miranda: Oh come on! It’s a classic! It will help motivate you!

Me: I’ve got to go meet my coach for dinner. Chat with you tomorrow?

Miranda: Fine. I hope he puts out.

Coach had me doing drills that afternoon. Tennis was all about adjustments. Being in tune with your body, and tweaking lots of little things to be as efficient as possible. Something as small as turning my left foot inward half an inch could lead to huge changes in the way I hit the ball, and my coach was adept at noticing these things and helping me fix them.

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