102 Degrees...Am I Sick?!

TennisTitan received that much anticipated call from Brian 'Rolling Stone' Gibson this morning. "Titan, you obviously write better than you play" was the shrewd observation made by 'RS,' "Can you play today at 1 P.M.? You need to eat some of those words, so we might as well play at lunch time." Titan eagerly accepted. TT and 'RS' engaged in two marathon sets between 1:10 and 2:55 that would be eminently forgetable for their quality if not for their being played in the blazing hot Texas sun. Titan again wrenched victory from the jaws of defeat from 'Rolling Stone' by breaking back in the 9th game, and breaking again in the 11th game, to serve it out and "steal" the first set (7-5). Set two saw Rolling Stone open up three game leads of 0-3 and 2-5 before holding on to a much deserved (4-6) triumph by breaking Titan in the 10th and deciding game. Titan's parting words to Rolling Stone as he hustled to his air conditioned car encapsulated today's play, "Rolling Stone, even if you gathered no moss, I did make you sweat!" To wit Rolling Stone replied as he exited the lot, "Titan, you're like a Texas cactus... you know, 'pricky and in need of some water!"